Yemen is a failed state devastated by fighting, with thousands of civilians killed by a strong jihadist presence and widespread suffering. It has made very few headlines.
A United Nations resolution will intensify the war against ISIS. Such an outcome carries three grave risks.
How can the international community respond effectively and promptly to this growing threat, not just to the Middle East region, but to the world?
Mesmo nos países “progressistas” como o Equador, as políticas públicas na área da saúde estão a sofrer fortes interferências por parte dos interesses das indústrias. Español. English.
The country has entered a vicious circle where Syria’s own resources are being used to destroy it, and where ordinary people have no choice but to rearrange their lives around the conflict and either join or pay armed actors to meet everyday needs.
Areas that maintained a strong sense of social cohesion despite the 'new war' situation, such as Daraa, are far more resistant to the infiltration of both JAN and ISIL.
The nature of ISIL and its ability to recruit based on economic needs is not something that can be countered by aerial bombardment.
ISIL enters areas afflicted by weak governance, an active war economy, and ongoing conflict with the intention of changing this situation and imposing control to ensure the longevity of its rule.
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The perpetrators of the attacks on the London Underground in 2005 were also born and raised in Britain. So much for the British-French dichotomy.
This simplistic stereotyping of 1.6 billion people as extremists is not only ridiculous but also has serious political implications.
In the Fedayeen—connected to the global Islamist terrorist movement, combining elements of Ba’athism with an increasingly-stern Salafism—is a microcosm of the Saddam regime’s mutation into Islamic State (ISIS).
