The U.S.-Iran Crisis
Bottom Line Up Front The U.S. and Iran are close to a conflict that would have no clear end and could quickly spread throughout […] More
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Protests in Hong Kong are Pushing Back against Chinese Rule
Bottom Line Up Front: In recent weeks, peaceful demonstrators in Hong Kong have gathered in large numbers to protest a controversial extradition bill with […] More
Congress Debates Whether the AUMF Has Outlived Its Mandate
Bottom Line Up Front For the first time since 2001, there might be meaningful Congressional oversight over the Authorization for the Use of Military […] More
Challenges in Transitioning From Violence to Politics
Bottom Line Up Front Shortly after being released from prison, Seuxis Pausias Hernandez, a former commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) […] More
Tanker Blasts in the Gulf of Oman Escalate Tensions Between U.S. and Iran
Bottom Line Up Front On June 13, two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman were damaged by apparent sabotage, as explosions ripped through […] More
Tensions Continue to Escalate Between the U.S. and China over Taiwan
Bottom Line Up Front: The U.S. Congress was recently notified about a potential arms sale between the U.S. and Taiwan, estimated at close to […] More
In For a Penny, In for a Pound? The U.S. View on European Defense Spending
Bottom Line Up Front The U.S. is continuing to pressure the E.U. about defense spending, continuing a trend that has stretched back through previous […] More
Islamic State’s Sinai Affiliate Remains a Destabilizing Force in Egypt
Bottom Line Up Front Just last week, the Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula launched a deadly attack, killing eight police officers at […] More
The U.S. Repatriates Islamic State Family Members
Bottom Line Up Front The U.S. government has confirmed that it repatriated eight U.S. citizens—two women and six children—who were with the Islamic State […] More
YouTube Making Moves to Combat Extremism Online
Bottom Line Up Front Thousands of videos and channels that promote extremist beliefs will be removed from YouTube, according to the company. To date, […] More
Russia and Iran Seek the Spoils of War in Syria
Bottom Line Up Front Although they are on the same side in the conflict in Syria, Russia and Iran each maintain their own priorities […] More
Russia Takes on a More Prominent Role in Afghan Peace Talks
Bottom Line Up Front Last week, members of the Afghan Taliban along with Afghan politicians and power brokers met in Moscow to discuss the […] More
China 30 Years After Tiananmen Square
Bottom Line Up Front: On June 4, 1989 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) staged a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters who gathered at Tiananmen […] More
The Risks of Civil War in Sudan
Bottom Line Up Front Civilian pro-democracy protesters were gunned down on Monday by Sudanese security forces in Khartoum, the country’s capital. According to various […] More
French Foreign Fighters Sentenced to Death in Iraq
Bottom Line Up Front Just last week, seven members of the so-called Islamic State, all of them from France, were sentenced to death by […] More
Terrorism Trends in Tajikistan
Bottom Line Up Front: On May 19, 2019, a prison riot in Vakhdat, Tajikistan, left 29 people dead, including supporters of the so-called Islamic […] More
John Walker Lindh and the Dilemma of American Terrorists
Bottom Line Up Front Toward the end of May, John Walker Lindh was released from U.S. federal prison after serving 17 years of a […] More
When Cyberweapons Escape
Bottom Line Up Front In 2017, the National Security Agency lost control of a cyberweapon known as EternalBlue, leaked online by a group known […] More