The Islamic State after the Islamic State
The war against IS will not be won militarily. The world has only has to look at the American military’s “surge” in Iraq of 2006-2007... Read More
Questions and answers about some of the raging events in the Middle East – part two
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU, answers some additional questions concerning the turmoil in the Middle East and... Read More
Trump’s daunting foreign challenges
Although President-elect Trump is inexperienced and lacks the nuanced knowledge of the complex crises America is confronted with, he must now navigate his own way... Read More
Oil Jihad – a strategic weapon against low prices?
For terrorist outfits like Al Qaeda and ISIS, low oil prices are counter-productive. These organizations, much like Venezuela, depend mostly on oil for their revenues... Read More
How do we defeat Islamo-Nihilism?
To fully rescue Islam from the nihilistic violence of today will mean championing an Islam that is radical in its embrace of the excluded other,... Read More
Defeating ISIS and ending Sunni-Shiite war in Iraq
Now that the conditions on the ground have changed and ISIS is on the retreat, President Obama can help with the full support of its... Read More
The crumbling Islamic State – its desperate violations of humanitarian law
These grave violations by ISIS must be protested by as wide a coalition of concerned voices as possible. There is a real danger that, as... Read More
Why Daesh cannot be bombed away
While pacifism is naïve, the Don’t Bomb Syria campaign may have a point when it comes to how best to defeat Daesh – Daesh cannot... Read More
Why the Brussels attack was all but inevitable
Failure is not an option as the consequences will be extraordinarily dire. A state of constant alarm, emergencies, and terrorism will become a way of... Read More
The year Europe should not break
Events over the last year – beginning with the Greek debt crisis and including economic malaise as well as the refugee and terrorist challenges –... Read More
Turkish democracy – an unfortunate casualty of Erdogan’s ambitions in Syria and Turkey?
What is more tragic is Europe’s ambivalent response to Turkey’s ongoing crackdown on political freedoms, as Brussels struggles to find a solution to its own... Read More
An Iraqi Sunni state is prerequisite to defeating ISIS
The Obama administration, with its coalition partners, must now develop a strategy to defeat ISIS, which will be extremely difficult unless Iraqi Sunnis join the... Read More
In the wake of the Paris Attacks – a new security paradigm is needed
TransConflict is pleased to present some initial thoughts on the recent Paris attacks, produced by the Institute for the Study of Asymmetric Conflict from Israel, a... Read More
Before and beyond the Syrian calamity
No solution to the Syrian calamity can be found without first establishing the historical perspective and the root causes that gave rise to this catastrophe.... Read More
Iraq 2015 – development and decentralization (de facto)
In the context of the bitter struggle in Iraq and beyond, it seems important at the present moment to share ideas about decentralized development and... Read More
Integration is the open secret to deradicalization
Western governments must develop a long-term deradicalization strategy to stem the flow of Muslim volunteers with the objective of substantially reducing the threat they pose... Read More
The shortcut to deradicalization is the long road
Given the continuing widespread death and destruction sweeping the Middle East, however, the Arab states have little choice but to develop a long-term comprehensive strategy... Read More
Iran, not ISIS, is the real menace
The nuclear deal may in fact embolden Iran to continue its subversive activities. But it can also allow Iran to turn a page in its... Read More
ISIS – becoming armed, dangerous and a participant in mass violence
Leaving aside financial support from more fundamentalist elements within the various Gulf states, three factors have assisted the fast-paced recruitment of such a large army;... Read More
Confronting ISIS – military intervention or peaceful alternatives?
In the absence of a viable solution the crimes committed by ISIS, it is arguable that intervention is the only available route. However, the first step to... Read More
Iraq, Syria and the MidEast – what is to be done?
The essential fact of the sectarian conflicts (internal and external) that have characterized the MidEast for decades has been the artificial boundaries left behind by... Read More
