ISIS
Behind the Syrian war, al-Qaida and ISIS fight for control of jihadi movement
“What ISIL has done is to accomplish some of the things, at an earlier stage in that organization’s development, than al-Qaeda was able to.”
Epoch Times
“What ISIL has done is to accomplish some of the things, at an earlier stage in that organization’s development, than al-Qaeda was able to.”
Epoch Times
History professor Laurent Dubois, born in Brussels, says the de facto capital of the European Union is “a city of immigrants, remarkably cosmopolitan and diverse -- a crossroads of histories and conflicts. … While there are many deep divisions around class and ethnicity, this is a city now defined more than anything by its diversity.”
Political Uncertainty in Slate
In the reform era, economic growth reigned supreme. But now, a revival of competing beliefs has polarized Chinese society.
Foreign Policy
“Only when facilities adjacent to war-torn areas provide secure sources of food, shelter and education will refugee flows to Europe diminish.”
The News & Observer
National security expert David Schanzer provides context and analysis on this week’s developments in the latest On Security podcast.
Security Issues in the podcast “On Security”
Heightening the tension over China's economic slowdown are its problems with air pollution and water quality problems. "Environmental quality is the major source of the rising middle class's dissatisfaction and failing to improve it will only accelerate the ongoing brain-drain and capital flight," said Duke’s Taisu Zhang. "And it is the brain-drain the government is more concerned with."
CBS News
We’re losing the “war on drugs” and the price is costly both at home and in Latin America, says Robin Kirk. Kirk is co-director of the Duke Human Rights Center.
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