Syria
Xinjiang and terrorism (part 2): The new threat of ISIS
Beijing's well-documented heavy-handed response to the recent upswing in violence in Xinjiang has been one contributor to the internationalization of the Uyghur issue which I…
Terrorism at home: The law cannot save us
I picked up my tickets for tomorrow's AFL Grand Final the other day. My team, the Sydney Swans, is playing and I should be excited to be going. Instead, I have been infected by…
Turkey: Cautious partner in battle against ISIS
Judging from President Obama's 10 September speech announcing the expanded operation against ISIS and the Jeddah Communique that John Kerry hammered out last week, Obama is…
The long war in Iraq: A quarter-century and counting
By Professor Tim Dunne and Dr Emily Tannock, both at the School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland
Those selling the war against ISIS are…
Commentary
Australia won't 'better mankind' in Iraq if we instinctively reach for our military
Australia won't 'better mankind' in Iraq if we instinctively reach for our militaryJames BrownThe Guardian4 September 2014Please click here for the online text…
America's anti-IS coalition: Core, non-core and unmentionable
The complexity of the task facing the Obama Administration in putting together a coalition to target radical Islamists in Iraq should not be underestimated. There are so many…
Obama and ISIS: Snowden leaks reveal tough choices
Though the US President will be the last to trumpet it, a revelation from the Edward Snowden National Security Agency dossier unveiled late last month might provide some context…
The Islamic State's media logic
The horrific images surrounding the gruesome execution of the US journalist Jim Foley are dominating the headlines. The Islamist group had several reasons for doing what they did,…
Baghdadi's caliphate is a mirage, but a damaging one
ISIS has released video of its leader Abu Baqr al Baghdadi appearing at a Mosul mosque (pictured) during Friday prayers last week, claiming to be the caliph, or leader, of the…
Syria: Implications of the retreat from Homs
Last week's surrender by opposition forces of their remaining foothold in the old city of Homs once again focused attention on the devastation wrought by three years of conflict…