Viewfinder: A School for Displaced Iraqi Children
Displaced Iraqi children from the former embattled city of Mosul attend school at the Hasan Sham camp, east of Erbil in northern Iraq, on November 20th, 2017.
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Viewfinder: A Philippine City in Ruins
A government soldier watches as journalists tour the ruins of what was the main battle area in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on October 25th, 2017.
Viewfinder: Sloganeering Against the Islamic State in Herat
Afghan protesters shout against the Islamic State group following a mosque attack that killed 33 people in Herat on August 2nd, 2017.
Public Information Is Key to Countering the New Chemical Weapons Threat
It isn't fear mongering to properly prepare the public.
Belgium’s Deadly Circles of Terror
Coordinated bombings in Brussels may have been in the works for some time, aided by an underworld where crime and extremism blur together.
The State of the Union’s Defense Policy
President Obama mentioned foreign and defense policy more than ever before in his State of the Union address. Here's why that shift in the quantity needs to come with one in the quality of our thinking on the issues.
The Cost of Fear-Based Policy
Most acts of terror within the United States are carried out by right-wing domestic extremist groups. But that isn’t how Americans imagine terrorists. Our flawed perceptions are leading to poor policy.
Flights From Islam
Journeys away from Islam are just as dramatic, and in some cases perilous, as those toward its violent fringes.
Give Me That Old-Time Religion
From ISIS to the Christian right, three new books explore the modern urge to go back to an original, uncorrupted version of faith.