The Bangsamoro Basic Law: Impacts of Additional Autonomy in the Philippines’…
The Filipino government's newly proposed act for an autonomous zone in the South of the country has shed some hope…
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Afghanistan: The Rise of Yet Another ISIS Front
With the withdrawal of most coalition troops after 16 years of Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan has emerged…
The Role of Jihad in the Rohingya Crisis
On November 23rd 2017, Bangladesh and Myanmar announced a tentative deal to repatriate Rohingya refugees to the…
The Price of a Man: Libya’s Migrant Slavery Crisis
Shortly after dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s death in 2011, experts forecasted difficult years of state reconstruction…
The Double Edged Sword of Chinese Counterterrorism Efforts
Just last month, Chinese officials ordered Chinese Muslims in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to hand over copies…
Radicalism to Reintegration: Counterterrorism Efforts in Indonesia
The largest terrorist attack in Indonesia in recent years took place in the capital on January 14th, 2016. Two of…
Despite Opposition, Kurdistan’s Independence Referendum to Continue as…
In a region profoundly lacking in international accord, the so-called Islamic State (IS) has provided a cause that…
The Politics of Heritage
With its announcement of a new tram line, connecting West Jerusalem to East, many have accused the Israeli…
ISIS Knocks on the Door of Southeast Asia
ISIS recently established a foothold in Southeast Asia with the capture of the city of Marawi, located on the…
How a Social Media Star Serves as Putin’s Secret Weapon
Since the age of 30, Ramzan Kadyrov has led the Chechen Republic with carte blanche from Moscow. Excessive,…