Can the UN End the Longest Running Civil War in the Western Hemisphere?For the last fifty years, Colombia has been embroiled in a horrendous civil war with FARC insurgents. Some 220,000 people...
The World is Ever Shrinking for Syrians. And Not Just for Refugees.Imagine that you live in Britain. Your brother lives in another country. Your sister and her children live in a...
Why the Burkina Faso Attacks Came at Exactly the Wrong TimeThe capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, fell victim to an unfortunately all too familiar pattern of violence – a hotel...
A Study Investigates the Psychology of Drone StrikesDrone strikes are an increasingly common feature of modern warfare; and there have been numerous discussions in the academic literature...
Why the USA is Working with the UN to Resettle Central American RefugeesAfter a quiet year in 2015, migrants fleeing violence in Central America are crossing the US border in numbers rivaling...
Episode 95: Daniel Byman Explains the USA-Saudi Relationship. (And Much More!)Dan Byman was fresh out of school when he took a job as an analyst for the CIA. Byman was...
Could Trouble in Burundi Take Down the Whole Region?Nine months after President Pierre Nkurunziza upended Burundi’s fragile post-conflict peace by announcing he would stand for a third term...
Bombings in TurkeyA bomb exploded in the tourism heart of Istanbul today. A bomb killed ten German tourists near Sultanahmet square, close...
Saudi-led coalition forces have dropped US-made cluster bombs on Yemeni neighborhoods. This is what it means for civilians.Google “Sanaa” this week, and you will find images of new destruction: broken glass, collapsed roofs and sandal-clad feet navigating...