The Lost Boys
Children are routinely targeted in conflict, both by state and non-state actors alike. John Horgan addresses the plight of children forced to fight for…
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Sri Lanka, Diaspora Politics and The End of Violence
Christopher McDowell focuses on post-conflict Sri Lanka, and how Tamil diasporas helped prevent a return to violence in Sri Lanka. The defeat of the…
Regional Guide: Tunisia
IS might go, but George Joffé looks at the problems that would still remain in Tunisia. This is one of a number of regional…
Regional Guide: Iran
Michael Axworthy says the fall of IS would be a good news, but what next? This is part of our Regional Guide Series exploring…
Regional Guide: Yemen
Elisabeth Kendall focuses on the fortunes of al-Qaeda and IS in Yemen, and observes that this war-torn country could provide the ideal location for…
Remainers and leavers: Foreign fighters after the ‘Islamic State’
While much has been written about ‘foreign fighters’, less attention has been paid to what happens to activists who have travelled to participate in…
After Islamic State: the place of night dream inspiration and propaganda
Though non-Muslims might dismiss dreams as irrelevant, dreaming often plays a significant role in Islamic life, including for Islamist extremists. Iain Edgar explains how…
Lessons from the decline of the North Caucasus insurgency
IS weren’t the first to try and build a state. Mark Youngman looks at the decline of the North Caucasus insurgency to see what…
The Islamic State and Ayman al-Zawahiri’s ‘alternative jihad’
Donald Holbrook suggests rumours of al-Qaeda’s demise have been greatly exaggerated and considers how they might benefit from IS’s misfortunes As al-Qaeda approaches its…
What Next for Islamic State?
Nelly Lahoud discusses how we should assess the threats emanating from IS in light of the failure of a functioning caliphate The size of…
Transnational Activism Through the Ages
Cerwyn Moore discusses the roles that transnational activists have played in past conflicts Although transnational activism has changed dramatically as a result of globalisation,…
Regional Guide: Libya
IS may be scattered but it hasn’t gone. Wolfram Lacher looks at Libya as part of our Regional Guide Series exploring the question: what…