15 Questions About Trump's Safe Zones
If the president is serious about implementing safe zones in Syria, he must clarify exactly what he means.
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Bassam Khabieh / Reuters The World’s Most Prolific Terrorists: The Taliban
The group committed more attacks than ISIS in 2015. But Islamic State strikes were deadlier.
Abdul Malik / Reuters How Not to Protect Syrian Civilians
Interventions that claim to help noncombatants must account for how they are actually being harmed.
Ammar Abdullah / Reuters Chuck Hagel’s Astonishing Admission on Syria
The former defense secretary has exposed yet another example of the White House’s negligence.
Yuri Gripas / Reuters What Obama Really Meant by ‘No Boots on the Ground’
The White House has sold each escalation in Iraq and Syria as a wise and minor policy adjustment. Is that true?
Reuters Can Thinking Like a Terrorist Prevent Attacks on Airplanes?
A decade ago, a team of American law-enforcement agents puzzled out how and where an attacker might fire a missile at a civilian airliner. Their insights are still relevant—and urgent.
Marcelo del Pozo / Reuters Counting the Dead in Syria
In considering possible responses to the bloodletting, what matters is not just how many are dying, but how.
Khalil Ashawi / Reuters The U.S. Quietly Expands Its Mission in Syria
A vow to defend Syrian rebels could put the United States into open conflict with Bashar al-Assad.
Bassam Khabieh / Reuters The U.S. Slide Into Open-Ended Conflict in Iraq
The White House has been announcing troop deployments, with varying justifications and objectives, for over a year now.
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