Syria

ISIS and the Destruction of Antiquities

Michael Barak • Oct 10 2015 • Articles

ISIS reaps political dividends from the mere fact of the obsessive concern and anxiety in the West over the destruction of antiquities in Syria and Iraq.

Turkey’s Borderlands, the Syrian Civil War, and the Kurds

Ugur Ümit Üngör • Sep 22 2015 • Articles

For countries that share a long land border and overlapping populations with similar customs, ‘spillover’ is a natural sociological corollary of transnational ties.

Transboundary Water Governance in the Euphrates Tigris River Basin

Aysegül Kibaroglu • Jul 22 2015 • Articles

One of the biggest challenges now is to establish transboundary water cooperation in the midst of current state of affairs in the Euphrates-Tigris river basin.

The Islamic State – One Year On

Mohammed Nuruzzaman • Jul 15 2015 • Articles

The IS can no longer be viewed as a passing phenomenon and may expand in the future – unless it is coerced into total submission or at least denied a footprint in Iraq.

Interview – Max Abrahms

E-International Relations • Jul 12 2015 • Features

Max Abrahms defends his proposition that terrorism is a losing tactic, reflects on the varying motives behind terrorism, and suggests an approach for countering ISIS.

Scourging Paganism Past and Present: The Tragic Irony of Palmyra

Robert A. Saunders • May 28 2015 • Articles

The destruction of pagan historical records, in Europe as in Syria, forces us to confront how societies view, construct and instrumentalise the past.

ISIS: Sectarianism, Geopolitics and Strong/Weak Horses

Simon Mabon • Apr 10 2015 • Articles

There are many reasons, both endogenous and exogenous as to why people would join ISIS. Still, questions remain as to what motivates an individual to travel and fight.

Edited Collection – Caliphates and Islamic Global Politics

E-International Relations • Apr 5 2015 • Features

This collection addresses common questions about Political Islam, Islamic State/ISIS, and challenges common understandings on the issue of Islam and democracy.

The ‘Responsibility to Protect’ at 10

Simon Adams • Mar 29 2015 • Articles

There will continue to be disappointments and incongruities, and the battle will be decades long, but the arc of history is bending in the direction of R2P and justice.

Lebanon’s Hizbullah

Atef Alshaer • Mar 24 2015 • Articles

Ethnic motivations underlying Hizbullah’s politics acting upon the perceived interests of the Shiite community in Lebanon are likely to further erode its legitimacy.

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