Paris and the Prospects & Perils of a Post-American Order
  Bottom Line Up Front As the recent World War I centenary tribute in Paris foreshadowed, the world order may be shifting, with the contours of a ‘Post-American Order’ slowly taking...
Boko Haram Evolves but Remains a Substantial Threat in Nigeria
  Bottom Line Up Front Boko Haram has evolved from a group focused on economic and social development in Nigeria into a transnational terrorist organization, which has targeted the UN,...
War Before Peace: The Struggle to Control Hodeida
  Bottom Line Up Front On November 11, reports indicate that at least 149 Yemenis were killed in fighting for the port city of Hodeida. The toll includes 110 Houthi fighters, 32...
National Security in a Nation of Mass Shootings
  Bottom Line Up Front On November 7, a man with a handgun murdered 11 people inside a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. The Thousand Oaks shooting is the fourth such case in the U.S., with ten...
Children of the Caliphate: Uncertain Futures and Living in Limbo
  Bottom Line Up Front Approximately 700 children were born in the caliphate to parents from Western countries, although many European governments are either unsure of what to do next or...