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The Democratization of Violence in the Greater Middle East
Dr. Carter Malkasian joins us to explore how the "democratization of violence"—driven…
Wars of the Greater Middle East, 1945–92
This article examines the history of war and society during the Cold War in the Middle…
Bringing Politics Back In: The Neglected Explanation of the Oct. 7 Surprise Attack
Civil-military relations are a neglected dimension in the explanation of surprise. I…
Book Review Roundtable: Lost Opportunities for Peace in the Middle East
Debates in Washington over how to respond to wars involving Israel have a long history.…
Restrained Insurgents: Why Competition Between Armed Groups Doesn’t Always Produce Outbidding
Contemporary civil wars frequently involve numerous armed groups. How do armed groups…
The Origins of the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait Reconsidered
For over 30 years, policymakers and scholars have taken for granted that Saddam Hussein…
Why Did the United States Invade Iraq? The Debate at 20 Years
Twenty years after the Iraq War began, scholarship on its causes can be usefully divided…
Oil for Atoms: The 1970s Energy Crisis and Nuclear Proliferation in the Persian Gulf
The 1970s energy crisis, which rocked global markets and caused oil prices to skyrocket,…
Book Review Roundtable: The Muslim Brotherhood and the West
In this book review roundtable, our reviewers discuss Martyn Frampton's "The Muslim…