French Jews: The first victims in a France where everyone is now in the crosshairs
A French police officer stands guard in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Sept. 9. (Christophe Ena/Associated Press) PARIS — The...
Washington Post
Oct 9, 2016
'The Children of ISIS': The recruitment of child suicide bombers
For the ‘children of ISIS,’ target practice starts at age 6. By their teens, they’re ready to be suicide bombers. An Islamic State...
Souad Mekhennet & Joby Warrick | The
Oct 7, 2016
Russia’s Brutal Bombing of Aleppo May Be Calculated, and It May Be Working
Civilians and rescuers at the site of an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday. Credit Karam Al-Masri/Agence France-Presse — Getty...
Genocide Watch
Sep 28, 2016
Written Testimony before The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe By Chris Engels, Deput
The Commission for International Justice and Accountability September 22, 2016 Please let me begin by thanking you, Chairman Smith,...
Chris Engles
Sep 22, 2016
Lebanon Needs Help to Cope With Huge Refugee Influx
Lebanon, a small country whose population hovered around four million, has gained an astounding million and a half more residents in...
International Crisis Group 1
Sep 19, 2016
Amal Clooney Says the UN Has Failed Yazidi Women
More than 3,000 Yazidi women and girls remain in ISIS sexual enslavement. Credit: Independent.co.uk Amal Clooney Criticizes World...
Newsweek
Sep 17, 2016
Tracking Conflict Worldwide - August 2016
Global Overview AUGUST 2016 The month saw Yemen’s peace talks collapse with violence there intensifying, and the Syrian conflict escalate...
International Crisis Group 1
Aug 31, 2016
UN human rights chief deplores mass executions in Iran
The United Nations human rights chief today deplored the execution of 20 people in Iran this week for purported terrorism-related...
Genocide Watch
Aug 8, 2016
Suspected Chlorine Gas Attack in Syria
A Syrian civil rescue organization said on Tuesday that a helicopter had dropped two barrels of toxic gas over a town close to where a...
Foreign Policy
Aug 2, 2016
Seizing the Moment: From Early Warning to Early Action
Executive Summary After a period of relative calm, an upsurge of crises is testing the international system, pitting major powers and...
International Crisis Group 1
Jun 23, 2016
Qatar: FIFA Faces ‘tough decision’ Over World Cup if Human Rights Abuses Continue
Image: Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers building the infrastructure to host the 2022 tournament has come under the spotlight....
The Guardian
Apr 14, 2016
Iran: U.S. Frowns on New Sanctions by Congress After Missile Test
Image: Missile test, retrieved from Bloomberg article. A top Treasury Department official argued against imposing new legislative...
Genocide Watch
Apr 13, 2016
