ISIS Counts on Anger over Paris to Advance its Cause
On Sunday evening, the Governors of Michigan and Alabama announced that they would not accept Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks. By Tuesday, 26 others had followed suit. While such...
View ArticleHow not to overreact to ISIS (Brookings Institution)
(Source: Brookings Institution) Editors' Note: The perpetrators of the Paris attacks want a response that inspires more violence and creates more fear and division. A handful of thugs with automatic...
View ArticleParis attacks: Islamic State rips the veil of civilization
There are few things as horrifying as a merciless fanatic willing to commit any conceivable atrocity for the sake of his religion. Nationalism, political beliefs or pure criminality can drive people to...
View ArticleWhile Some Contemplate Who to Pray For, I'll Just Pray
Yes, I will pray for Paris. I'll pray for hundreds of people who are without families, friends and loved ones because of a group who feels that they have the right to terrorize others in my name. But...
View ArticleBeyond the Hysteria of Vengeance: to Defeat ISIS, End the ‘War on Terror’
The hysteria of vengeance has once again grasped hold of the West. Almost instantly, the West’s veneer of civilization has been peeled away, leaving in its place, a renewed commitment to barbarity and...
View ArticleISIS and Islamic Extremism: Where Did It Come From and How Do We Respond?...
(Source: The Principia Corporation) Given the recent attacks in Paris, we're providing an early release of the cover story, by Janessa Gans Wilder (C'98), that will be featured in the Winter 2016 issue...
View ArticleIslamophobia in the Wake of Paris and Beirut
In the wake of the tragic attacks in Paris and Beirut, Islamophobic rhetoric and hate crimes have already begun to surge. Across the country, we have politicians making calls to suspend refugee...
View ArticleIreland’s Muslims don’t expect major backlash after Paris
These are uneasy times for Muslims in the West. On Saturday in Dublin a man pointed at Imam Dr Umar Al-Qadrai in his clerical attire “and said one word – ‘Evil’.” But in general things are possibly...
View ArticleVictory at Iraq's Sinjar aided by Islamic State withdrawal
The capture of Sinjar by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters last week did mark a significant gain against the extremists, cutting off a main supply route between Islamic State group territories in Iraq and...
View ArticleAfter Paris, China seeks world’s support in Xinjiang
China has appealed for international help in the battle it says it is waging against Islamist militants in its far western region of Xinjiang, as Beijing seeks Western support for its own “war on...
View ArticleRisk is lower, but Paris attacks could hit United States
When Fran Townsend was counterterrorism adviser to President George W. Bush, she says, her worst nightmare was that the al Qaida network would send men with assault rifles into malls across the...
View ArticleCIA Director Brennan: Risk is lower, but Paris attacks could hit United States
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Fran Townsend was counterterrorism adviser to President George W. Bush, she says, her worst nightmare was that the al Qaida network would send men with assault rifles into malls...
View ArticleAnalysts: IS Militants Trying to Inflame West-Muslim Relations
Jamie Dettmer PARIS— In claiming responsibility for Friday's coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, Islamic State militants said they carefully studied the targets for the shootings and bombings – a...
View ArticleWhy Islamic State targeted France instead of the U.S.
The chilling takeaway from Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris is that Islamic State has expanded its theater of operations beyond the Middle East. But that doesn’t mean the group is about to unleash a...
View ArticleRisk is lower, but Paris attacks could happen here
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Fran Townsend was counterterrorism adviser to President George W. Bush, she says, her worst nightmare was that the al Qaida network would send men with assault rifles into malls...
View ArticleThe Islamic State wants you to hate refugees
As the Syrian refugee crisis mutated from a regional problem to a global one, security concerns have increasingly been cited as a justification for keeping borders closed and refusing to resettle...
View ArticleIslamic State versus Da'ish or Daesh? The political battle over naming
Russell E Lucas, Michigan State University In condemning terrorist attacks in Paris, French president Francois Hollande (center) used the term Da'ish to refer to Islamic State, a deliberate naming...
View ArticleWhy A Backlash Against Refugees Only Helps ISIS
Almost immediately after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for killing at least 129 and wounding hundreds more in a series of terror attacks in Paris on Friday night, a number of conservative...
View ArticleAnxiety grows over ISIS recruits in US
WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — The Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the attacks in Paris has potentially dramatic implications in the U.S., where federal counterterrorism officials are...
View ArticleFormer jihadi: apologies of far left, sensationalism of far right blind us to...
(Source: CNN - Cable News Network Inc) Sunday's CNN's FAREED ZAKARIA GPS featured an interview with former jihadi and counter-extremism expert Maajid Nawaz, co-founder of Quilliam Foundation, a...
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