A Tale of Two Countries
France and Germany have taken very different approaches to counter-terrorism.
Giving Terrorism the Cold Shoulder
As Islamist terror attacks reach Germany, Angela Merkel addresses them with her usual pragmatism.
Europe by Numbers: Fighting IS
The question of whether sending ground troops to fight IS is dividing Europe.
“Military Engagement Is What IS Wants”
There are lessons to be learned from the terror attacks on Paris, says ROBERT MUNKS, Editor of IHS Janeʼs Intelligence Review. Military budgets and more manpower alone will not tackle IS’s dark appeal to vulnerable youths.
Missing a Chance, Again
After hundreds of thousands of dead, and millions of refugees, the EU urgently needs to take the lead in ending the brutal civil war in Syria that has transformed the country into a geopolitical battleground.
No Stability With Assad
The opportunity to establish a no-fly zone has passed. Any Western intervention should now focus on a no-bomb zone to protect civilians and on weakening Bashar al-Assad.
Apocalyptic Vision
IS is more of a sect than a terrorist organization, isolating its members and providing them with an end-of-days ideology. Reintegration of IS fighters will be nearly impossible.
Sending in the Tornadoes
Why Germany is engaging in France’s war against the so-called Islamic State.
The Twisted Tehran-Moscow Axis
Is the Russian-Iranian cooperation in Syria a marriage of convenience or the emergence of an alliance?
Descending Into Chaos
Yemen is headed for all-out civil war, another theater of the sadly familiar cast of proxy wars, sectarian violence, state collapse, and militia rule. The only actors who will prosper are the likes of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
