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Iraq: From dictatorship to what?

February 18, 2017March 20, 2018 0 Comments Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Fareed Yasseen, Iraq, ISIL, Islamic State, Saddam Hussein, US

Fareed Yasseen, Iraq’s ambassador to the US, is optimistic about defeating ISIL – but sees several structural threats to Iraq’s stability.

Iraq Popular Mobilization Forces

Inside the propaganda war for Mosul

February 5, 2017February 5, 2017 1 Comment Iraq, Iraqi Security Forces, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Media, Mosul, Pete Knoetgen, Popular Mobilization Forces, Syria

A propaganda war between the Iraqi government and ISIL is raging alongside the military campaign to retake Mosul.

From Racism to Terrorism: the Jihadi Siren Call

October 27, 2016March 20, 2018 1 Comment Al-Shabab, Counter-terrorism, Internet, ISIS, Islamic State, Jihad, Mohamad Saleh, Somalia

Throughout his campaign for president of the United States, Republican nominee Donald Trump has time and time again denigrated Muslim

Jihadi Jpegs & The Millennial Caliphate: The Islamic State’s Internet generation

October 11, 2016October 18, 2016 1 Comment cyber security, Internet, Islamic State, Joseph Ataman, social media, USA

With the rise of the Islamic State, for the first time in nearly 100 years the call to prayer was

The End Times Experiment: A Review of The ISIS Apocalypse

November 19, 2015 0 Comments Arabian Gulf, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, McCants, Sunni, Syria

Despite their prominence in America’s daily news cycle, the leaders of the Islamic State remain misunderstood. Many pundits and analysts

Are European Policymakers Making the Job of Terrorist Recruiters Easier?

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 0 Comments anti-terror, British, ISIS, Islamic State, Jihadi John, jihadism, John Foley, law, Mohammed Emwazi, Security, Terrorism

On March 10th, the British parliament rushed through new anti-terror laws aimed at stopping potential jihadists from traveling abroad. In

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