TRUMPS WANTS A QUICK VICTORY IN IRAN. BUT THE WAR MAY BE COSTLY. / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Trump Wants a Quick Victory in Iran. But the War May Be Costly. The opening days of the conflict are challenging the idea that President Tru...

THE ISIS PLOT AGAINST TAYLOR SWIFT / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

The ISIS Plot Against Taylor Swift A serious threat shuts down a concert in Vienna as Washington withdraws from terrorist hot spots. By Seth...

WHY ISIS ATTACKED RUSSIA -- AND WHY RUSSIA BLAMES UKRAINE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Why ISIS Attacked Russia – and Why Russia Blames Ukraine Vladimir Putin, an exemplary cynic, may well have allowed the attack on the Crocus ...

THE REAL THREAT IS ISLAMIC STATE, NOT AL-QAIDA / DER SPIEGEL

Terror Expert on Afghanistan "The Real Threat Is Islamic State, Not Al-Qaida" The attack at the Kabul airport shows that the Talib...

HOW TENSIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN ENDED UP STRENGHTENING ISIS / FOREIGN POLICY

How Tensions Between the U.S. and Iran Ended Up Strengthening ISIS American troops helped keep a lid on the Islamic State in Iraq. The Sul...

CENTRAL ASIA´S DANGEROUS HOMECOMING / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Central Asia’s Dangerous Homecoming         Summary Nearly four years ago, the Islamic State was on top of the ...