by Stefanie Mitchell Sitting here in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan with my friend, I can’t help but feel deeply embarrassed. The federal court’s ruling against the Trump Administration’s ill-conceived Muslim travel ban is a saving grace, and may…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. As ISIS is rapidly being defeated on the Syrian and Iraqi battlefield, it continues radicalizing and recruiting in full force on the Internet. The so called “Islamic State” has thus far with unprecedented success among any other…
Grace Wakim and Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. While, Mosul, the last stronghold of ISIS is being assaulted, ISIS is holding the people of Mosul hostage. Many military forces are fighting their way through the city to liberate it but each is…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. The New York city explosion this week—injuring at least twenty-nine—and discovery of a second device found blocks away, rocked the city as it set off alarms and questions about whether or not New York had suffered another…
ISIS has gone unchallenged in one arena for far too long and the longer we let it slide, the more dangerous ISIS will become in the West. It’s not on the ground (they are losing territory); it’s not its leadership…