Iraq is in the midst of several overlapping crises. It’s a tinderbox that already exploded: A barbaric extremist group controls large swaths of the country; sectarian violence is on the rise; and it’s dangerously hot outside. It’s a wonder then...
James Fearon is on every international relations syllabus. He is a professor at Stanford and widely known for his research into conflict and war. He uses game theory to explain the outbreak of international conflict, and along with his colleague...
It was a year ago this week that the Iraqi city of Mosul — the second largest city in country — fell to ISIS. The loss of Mosul sparked a re-examination of US policy toward Iraq and ISIS. And just...
Jessica Stern was a mid level National Security Council staffer when Hollywood literally came calling. Nicole Kidman portrayed a fictionalized version of her work as a nuclear security analyst in the Clinton White House in the film “The Peacemaker” (also...
The Security Council did something unusual today. It came together in a profound moment of unity and unanimously passed a resolution on Syria. The normal divisions between the USA and Russia that have stymied action on Syria over the past...
