With so many conflicting statements out there, Peter Storey asks the question "what does ISIS actually existentially threaten?"

Forest Grace analyzes how differences in Eastern and Western religions have played a role in the development of religious conflict.

Second Lieutenant Luke J. Schumacher and Joshua Shapiro examine one of the key areas to winning the peace in Iraq and Syria when the guns fall silent - water.

With al-Qaeda undergoing a transformation in recent months, Felix Imonti looks into where the organisation may be heading.

Chris Miller explains why, on the heels of the Arab Spring, NATO decided to intervene in Libya, but not Syria--leading to the stalemates today in both countries.

UK defense analyst Peter Storey on why Britain has thus far decided to stay out of Syria despite the US stepping up its campaign against ISIS there and what it could mean for the "Special Relationship."

U.S. Navy Captain (Ret.) James Need on the strategic lessons our President and Congress must consider before deciding whether America needs to go to war against ISIS.

It is a welcome sign that the rebels are making advances in Syria's north. But the U.S., together with its Arab allies, should do more to prevent such gains from being reversed, argues Lionel Beehner.