InternationalCommentary
Syria: Both Sides Using Child Soldiers
A recent United Nations report shows that both pro-government forces and rebels in Syria have been actively recruiting children to fight in the civil war…. Read More
Articles by Lauren Aragon
InternationalSecurityCommentary
#BringBackOurGirls Isn’t Trending Anymore. But the Girls Still Aren’t All Free.
While the #BringBackOurGirls campaign brought international media attention to the plight of more than 250 schoolgirls kidnapped by the terrorist group, Boko Haram, very little… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Obama Administration’s Wake-up Call in Iraq
Clearly, ISIS was not in the plan. The Obama Administration was caught flat-footed by the triumph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Refugees Now Being Targeted in Syria
The Assad regime recently targeted a Syrian refugee camp for the first time, according to residents and activists in the area. Syrian army helicopters dropped… Read More
SecurityCommentary
West African Countries Finally Create a Coordinated Intelligence Unit
After years of disconnected and uncoordinated counterterrorism efforts in West Africa and the Sahel, recent attacks by Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb,… Read More
