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War Goes Viral

21 October 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Emerson T. Brooking & Peter W. Singer The Atlantic Like most every­thing today, the campaign was launched with a hashtag. But instead of promoting a new album or a […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

Turkey’s Troubling Turn

20 July 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Soner Cagaptay Foreign Affairs Before the failed military coup on July 15, Turkey was struggling to recover from a bombing and shoot-out that killed 45 people at Istanbul’s Ataturk […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Syria and Turkey’s Place in the New Cold War

5 October 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Joseph Dana The National Russia’s grand foray into the Syrian civil war has analysts and policymakers scrambling to make sense of Vladimir Putin’s long-term plans. Let’s be clear, Moscow […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Where the Islamic State Gets its Weapons

28 April 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By C.J. Chivers The New York Times Magazine It was one significant data point among many. Since last year, investigators for Conflict Armament Research — which plans to release its […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Women and Islamic Militancy

8 April 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Rafia Zakaria Dissent In the last email it sent to journalist James Foley’s parents, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) mentioned one person by name: Dr. Aafia […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Inside Baghdad’s Brutal Battle Against ISIS

18 March 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Matthieu Aikins Rolling Stone As the Iraqi government, backed by U.S. airstrikes and military trainers, begins an all-out offensive against ISIS, the Obama administration seems caught in a bind. […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

The Islamic Republic of Iran Versus the Islamic State

13 February 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Cameron Glenn & Garrett Nada Newsweek The Islamic world is rife with political diversity, from ultra-conservative monarchies to new democracies. But two places reflect the escalating rivalry over an […]

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Once Again, American Weapons-Makers are Making a Killing in Iraq

20 January 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Peter Van Buren Mother Jones The current American war in Iraq is a struggle in search of a goal. It began in August as a humanitarian intervention, morphed into […]

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