Islamic State, the Arab Spring, and the Disenchantment with Political Islam
Political Islam’s national and regional foundations have already been eroded. In the long term, its parties will likely become just one political party among others.
The Islamic State’s Challenge to the International System
IS is not the adversary of 2006-2008 Iraq, this is a more fanatical, more entrenched, better equipped force with a radical commitment to the territory it has captured.
Interview – Tariq Ali
Writer, journalist, and filmmaker Tariq Ali discusses the recent Israel-Palestine conflict, the BDS movment, the rise of ISIS, and Obama’s US involvement in Iraq.
The Iraq Crisis and Its Geopolitical Implications
An inclusive and participatory democracy that would accommodate Iraq’s pluralistic society is the only way to counter ISIS and ensure Iraq’a stability and prosperity.
The Islamic State and the International Politics of Statehood in the Middle East
The legacy left by the Islamic State may indeed be the creation of a new state in the region – but it is more likely to be a Kurdish state than one of its own.
How Many Have to Die? Iraq and the Scale of the Crime
The real challenge facing the R2P is that there are multiple ‘manifest failings’ occurring on a range of different scales therefore we should not expect too much from it.
