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Rising Temperatures Rising Tensions
President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Kurdish territory in Syria has catapulted the debate over the War on...
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Jan 1, 20205 min read


The Islamic State and Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Insofar as the defeat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) merits international delight, its emergence in Afghanistan has...
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Jun 11, 20193 min read


Section 215 Surveillance: Letting the Sun Set on Big Brother
Immediately after the terror attacks of 9/11, Congress quickly passed the PATRIOT Act to strengthen counterterrorism efforts across the...
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May 7, 20195 min read


Opening the Floodgates: Water Security and Terror
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to clean drinking water, and called upon states and...
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Nov 3, 20176 min read


Destroying Indonesia’s Reputation of Peace
Indonesia, with its over 240 million practicing Muslims, is usually devoid of much of the instability that plagues the...
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Dec 10, 20165 min read


It’s Always Sunni: Patterns of Persistent Western Anti-Shiite Policy in the Middle East
Western countries routinely and almost systematically regard the Middle East as a historically conflict-ridden region, and the...
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Dec 8, 20167 min read
Don’t Mind the Gap: The Consequences of JASTA
Over the last eight years, the US Congress has established a long track record of not doing things. But on September 28, for the first...
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Oct 27, 20166 min read
How the Media Enables Terrorists
The busy, relentless lives of those living in New York and New Jersey were disturbed recently by two terrorist bombings, which sent two...
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Oct 13, 20165 min read


A City on the Hill: In Search of Inspiration in the Fight Against ISIS
In light of recent events, it’s evident the threat of terrorism is growing. Western countries, insulated for so long from the chaos in...
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Aug 23, 20166 min read


Achieving Political Goals: Euro 2016 and European Unity
Europe has experienced great political turbulence over the past year. The terrorist attacks on Paris and Brussels, the controversy...
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Jul 19, 20165 min read


Get Smart, Europe: Intelligence Failure and the Terrorist Threat
In the wake of the March terrorist attacks on Brussels, which killed 32 civilians and injured more than 300 at the city’s airport and at...
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Apr 27, 20165 min read


Terrorism Beyond the Limelight
On March 13, a car bomb exploded in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing an estimated 32 people and injuring over 100 others. This attack...
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Apr 19, 20165 min read


Pakistan: Examining a Critical Intersection of Three Major Powers
Pakistan has long struggled with deep civil strife. Since widespread ethnic cleansing after India’s partitioning in the 1940s, a myriad...
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Apr 9, 20165 min read


Beating Boko Haram: How Nigeria Can Kill the Roots of an Insurgency
As shoppers in the United States woke up early to score Black Friday deals on the day after Thanksgiving, in Nigeria the terrorist group...
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Dec 12, 20155 min read


ISIL, al-Qaeda, and the Malian Hotel Hostage Crisis: Globalized Rivalry and Localized Terror
On November 21, only a week after terrorist attacks rocked Paris and left 130 dead, heavily armed gunmen streamed into a hotel in Bamako,...
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Dec 8, 20156 min read


BPR Interviews: Stewart Baker
Stewart Baker was the first Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and the...
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May 5, 20154 min read


The Dangerous or the More Dangerous: Where To Call Home
The past two months have been especially traumatic for Europe’s approximately 1.4 million Jews. On February 15th, a gunman attacked a...
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Mar 12, 20156 min read


Accomplice to ISIL: Traditional News and Social Media in the Age of Terrorism
In early February, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a recognized terrorist organization, released a video that depicted...
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Mar 6, 20156 min read


Asking the Right Questions: What Charlie Hebdo Really Taught Us
“Tragic Ball in Colombey – one dead”. This was to be the last headline of “Hara-Kiri”, predecessor to Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical...
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Feb 18, 20155 min read


Red Circle: Japanese Terror and the Middle East
In spite of distance and lack of discussion in the news media, the East Asian nation of Japan has played a very important role in the...
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Feb 16, 20155 min read
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