Burundi’s Reign of Terror and the Upcoming Presidential Election
As Burundi’s June 26th presidential election approaches, in-country opposition forces against incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza, the African Union (AU), and prominent...
Aaron Kliegman
Iran’s Goals in Iraq Directly Oppose Those of the United States
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon warned Wednesday that Iran is perpetuating conflict in Iraq to keep the country destabilized and...
No Good Choices in Burundi’s Upcoming Presidential Election
Burundi’s political crisis took a further downturn after this past weekend when the opposition decided to boycott peace talks with...
Riyadh Conference on Yemen Unlikely to Change Situation on the Ground
Saudi Arabia's King Salman hosted Yemen’s exiled government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, several Yemeni political parties, and the...
Implications of Parliamentary Elections Being Pushed Back in Burundi
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza postponed local and parliamentary elections originally scheduled for May 26th to June 5th because of requests...
Impending Shia Militia Counteroffensive in Ramadi Puts US in Tough Spot
The Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province located about 70 miles west of Baghdad, fell to Islamic...
Boston Marathon Bomber Given Death Penalty
A federal jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death on Friday after being convicted last month of 30 federal charges, 17...
Why Did GCC Summit Fail in Its Mission? Look to Syria.
On Thursday, President Barack Obama met with representatives from all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,...
Understanding Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s Pledge to Islamic State
Update: The Long War Journal argued May 14th that Adnan Abou Walid Sahraoui's pledge to Abuk Bakr al-Baghdadi and Islamic...
Iraqi Defense Ministry Says ISIS Deputy Leader Killed By Coalition Airstrike
The Iraqi Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that Abu Alaa al-Afri, Islamic State (ISIS) second-in-command, was killed by a United...
GCC Will Challenge Obama Admin’s Iran Policy at Camp David Summit
President Barack Obama will meet with representatives from all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,...
Libyan Gov’t Bombs Turkish Ship, Says Ankara Supplying Rival Factions
Forces loyal to the internationally backed Libyan government based in Tobruk bombed a Turkish cargo ship Sunday night about 10...
U.S. Military Bases Raise Security Level as FBI Director Warns of ISIS Threat
FBI Director James Comey warned on Thursday that potentially thousands of people inside the United States are consuming recruitment “poison”...
AQAP Leader Who Claimed Charlie Hebdo Attack Killed By US Drone
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Yemen-based regional branch of the global jihadist group, confirmed on Thursday that Nasser...
Two Attacks in Two Days on UN Peacekeepers in Congo
Members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan rebel group with bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
Protests Continue in Burundi, Threaten to Destabilize East Africa
Protesters in Burundi burned a man alive in the street on Thursday, asserting he was a member of the CNDD-FDD...