ISIS

Is the Battle for Fallujah a Battle Against Fallujah?

June 15, 2016October 18, 2016 Fallujah, Haider al-Abadi, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Sam Bollier, Shia militias

Fallujah, located 40 miles west of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, has long been known as the “city of mosques.” But since

Amending Inadmissibility for Syrian and Iraqi Victims of ISIL

April 14, 2016October 18, 2016 Inadmissability, ISIS, Joseph Sadek, law, refugee law, Refugees, Syria, Syrian refugees US, United States

Living Under ISIS Under existing United States law, asylum-seekers having given material support to designated terrorist organizations cannot apply for

Event Review

The Emerging Middle East: Risks and Opportunities with Former Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora

April 12, 2016October 18, 2016 Fouad Siniora, ISIS, Lebanon, MENA, Ryan Gardiner, The Fares Center, US Foreign Policy

On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, the Fletcher School’s Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies and Program in International Negotiations and

Analysis

Scorched Earth in Iraq and Syria

April 5, 2016October 18, 2016 architectural heritage, Iraq, ISIS, John S Powell, landmines, Palmyra, Palmyra liberation, Palmyra ruins, Syria

This week’s ouster of so-called Islamic State (ISIS) forces from the Syrian city of Palmyra sparked cautious optimism from some

Op-Ed

Can King Abdullah Keep Jordan out of the Fire?

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 Arab Spring, ISIS, Jordan, King Abdullah, King Hussein, Syria

While a March 2016 raid in Irbid, Jordan by the country’s security services resulted in the successful apprehension of 13

Is the Battle for Fallujah a Battle Against Fallujah?

Amending Inadmissibility for Syrian and Iraqi Victims of ISIL

The Emerging Middle East: Risks and Opportunities with Former Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora

Scorched Earth in Iraq and Syria

Middle East Weekly Roundup: March 28th, 2016

Can King Abdullah Keep Jordan out of the Fire?

Middle East Weekly Roundup: February 29th, 2016