Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Friday, April 15, 2016 - 06:08
The early March 2016 murder of celebrated Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres should be raising alarms about the implications of the special brand of corruption that has metastasized in recent years—implications also laid bare in the recent Panama Papers revelations.
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 06:12
Although the Yemen conflict looks more successful from a Saudi perspective than it did a few months ago, it is still a stalemate. A de facto southern entity had arguably been in existence since Yemeni unification in 1990, but the Saudi-led war in Yemen has deepened the dissolution of what remains of the Yemeni state and, in effect, created two capitals.
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 06:16
Facing serious crises in the Middle East and beyond, Washington is again turning to foreign aid to help advance urgent short-term security and political priorities.
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 07:14
Algeria’s tough security stance and the legacy of the country’s bloody civil war help explain why relatively few Algerians are fighting abroad.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 11:31
In the wake of the rise of the Islamic State, Iraqis expect the sectarian nature of the central government to remain and the weakness of the Iraqi army to persist. It is within this context that the U.S.-backed proposal for the creation of a “national guard” is likely to end up reinforcing sectarianism and validate calls for a geographic division of Iraq along sectarian lines.
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 07:09
A new national guard could help bridge Iraq’s sectarian divide. But it must be accompanied by diplomatic efforts to reach out to Sunnis and prevent outside meddling.
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 13:12
The increased role of Tunisia’s security apparatus is generating fears of a potential return of the police state.
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 07:27
The Sisi government’s policies of repression and exclusion are alienating Egypt’s restive population and threatening to push Egyptians into the arms of extremist groups.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 06:34
Acute, structured government corruption impacts many of the West’s security priorities. But the role it plays in exacerbating international insecurity is often overlooked.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 13:03
Acute, structured government corruption impacts many of the West’s security priorities. But the role it plays in exacerbating international insecurity is often overlooked.