Za’atari: Tale of A Leviathan
For over 3 million Syrians, home is no longer Damascus, nor Aleppo, nor Homs, nor the many other…
The Party of God: From Periphery to Core
The Lebanese confessional system, or what Arend Lijphart calls a consociational democracy, is far from perfect. The current system of…
The Islamic State: A Decade in the Making
The Islamic State’s rise to notoriety comes at a time when foreign intervention is a heavily criticized course…
ISIS & Syria: Obama’s New House of Cards
Less than three weeks ago, President Obama confirmed air strikes on Islamic State (IS) positions near the Kurdish…
The Islamic State: Following the Money Trail
The Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), continues to wreak…