Tag: War & Conflict
177 Articles
- Conflict & Security
Countering Violent Extremism in the Horn of Africa
The terrorist group initially focused its operations in the country. However, the July 2010 dual bombings in the Ugandan capital of Kampala underscored the group’s shift in…
October 10, 2015
- Conflict & Security
Brother, Can You Pare a DIME?
Generally speaking, useful typologies have mutually exclusive parts and capture all the essential elements of a concept. For example, biologists have an extremely well-developed…
March 26, 2015
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South Kordofan: Sudan’s New Darfur
Fighting began in June 2011. Both the government and the rebels wish to control South Kordofan, a region situated on the border between South Sudan and Sudan, which is extremely…
October 17, 2013
- Conflict & Security
Remembering Religious Minorities in Syria
Given the conflict’s sectarian nature and religious minorities’ legitimate fear that they face an existential threat within their own state, it is imperative that these…
October 7, 2013
- Conflict & Security
Human Rights, Refugees, and the Conflict over the Western Sahara
The Polisario has repeatedly been accused of massive human rights violations against a refugee population that they supposedly manage and protect. Moreover, the group has been…
September 24, 2013
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Mali: This is Only the Beginning
Finally, the situation in Mali was rotten enough for international intervention. First because the mujahideen of Ansar Dine, the Movement for Tawhid and Jihad in West Africa …
July 26, 2013
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Palestinian Children: Unlawfully Detained and Abused by Israel Defense Forces
In a recently released statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attempted to justify the arrest of children by citing an increase in popular violence and rioting on the West…
June 26, 2013
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The Religious Component of the Syrian Conflict: More than Perception
The sectarian divide in Syria is neither a perception nor a secondary point of analysis. It is a reality that is central to the roots of the conflict as well as to why it is…
June 21, 2013
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The Turkish-Kurdish Peace Progress
During the summer and fall of 2009, the continuing and often violent Kurdish problem in Turkey seemed on the verge of a solution when the ruling Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi …
May 16, 2013
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What Good Is the Army? Social Bargains, Human Capital and the Future of Land Warfare
The answer is no, but given the current fiscal environment, the US Army will undoubtedly shrink in size, and US Army missions will surely shift in focus. Still, the core US Army…
April 15, 2013