Did Climate Change Play a Role in Starting the Syrian Civil War?

"If You Kill the People They'll Be Against You"

Obama Isn't Ready to Give Up His Broad War Powers

The Islamic State Has Sleeper Cells Throughout Turkey. Does Erdogan Care?

The Islamic State Produced the Most Influential Song of the Year

The Forever War Was Supposed to End in 2014. Instead, Obama Doubled Down.

Al Qaeda's Alliance with ISIS Exposes the U.S.'s Strategic Myopia

Next Year Will Be Too Late for Congress to Debate Our War Against the Islamic State

Stop Calling Our Closest Allies Against ISIS "Terrorists"

The Situation in Kobani Might Be Too Dire For Airdrops to Make a Difference

Obama's Former Muslim Advisor Assesses Whether He's Lived Up to His Cairo Speech

Obama, Not Bush, Is the Master of Unilateral War

Can Turkish Multiculturalism Survive the Islamic State?

"I'm Not Afraid of Death": On the Front Lines With the Young Women Fighting ISIS

If Obama Wants Congress' Approval to Attack ISIS, He'll Have to Ask—or Screw Up Badly

Obama Must Make Clear That the Syrian Regime Is Our Enemy, Too

The War Against the Islamic State Is About to Hit $1 Billion

This Year's Biggest Border Crisis Is Far From the U.S.

We Need to Begin Nation-Building in Syria Right Now

Five Arab Countries Are Supporting Obama's Strikes in Syria. What's Their Strategy?