Tag: Terrorism & Insurgency
42 Articles
- Global Governance
President Biden’s Yemen Policy: From Pronouncements to Peace?
President Biden often repeats a foreign policy refrain: “Diplomacy is back.” On February 4, he declared an end to “all American support for offensive operations in the war…
April 9, 2021
- Conflict & Security
Unfinished Business: Biafran Activism in Nigeria Today
In the late 1960s, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, nearly disintegrated when its eastern region broke away as the Republic of Biafra. After two and a half devastating…
April 7, 2021
- Dialogues
Daniel Byman on Addressing White Supremacy
GJIA: We have seen white supremacist threats in the past, but in light of the Capitol riots, extremism seems to have garnered much greater concern in the United States and. …
March 6, 2021
- Conflict & Security
After Christchurch: Hard Questions for Policymakers
Social Media-Fueled TerrorismOn March 15, 2019, a white nationalist terrorist shot and killed fifty-one people and injured forty more at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand…
February 27, 2021
- Conflict & Security
The Overseen Factors Impacting the Afghan Peace Process
The Afghan peace process is promising. The current round of talks began in September 2020, following a US-Taliban agreement and US-Afghanistan Joint Declaration in February 2020.…
January 18, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
The Growing Case for the Repatriation of Foreign Terror Fighters and their Families
In late August 2020, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council Resolution concerning the prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of foreign terror fighters (FTFs),…
December 17, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Taking al Qaeda Seriously in Afghanistan: Policy Options for the United States
Ever since the United States and Taliban insurgents struck a landmark peace deal in Doha this February, Washington has conditioned post-withdrawal stability in Afghanistan on the…
September 21, 2020
- Society & Culture
Take the Redpill: Understanding the Allure of Conspiratorial Thinking Among Proud Boys
To understand the Proud Boys, it is important to understand one of the primary stages of their recruitment, “taking the redpill.” The redpill is the gateway into the…
September 7, 2020
- Conflict & Security
An Update on Preventing Violent Extremism in the Horn of Africa
According to the 2017/2018 Amnesty International Annual Report, “the world witnessed a rollback of human rights,” a trend that did not escape the HoA region. For example in…
August 10, 2020
- Conflict & Security
The Future of US-Kazakhstan Relations
In the post-COVID-19 world, the US government should implement more initiatives to further strengthen ties with Kazakhstan, as the pro-US attitude of its government and the…
May 28, 2020