Following the Arab Spring protests in 2011, North Africa experienced one disruptive event after another, which spilled over into the Sahel. Tunisia’s dictator fell and the country held elections, Egypt overthrew Mubarak only to have the Muslim…

On January 22, 2009, just days after becoming president, Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13492, ordering the closure of the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Yet nearly six years later, while some detainees have been transferred…

A day-long event in Washington, DC in January 2015 with government officials, journalists, experts, and representatives of Syrian civil society. Speakers included: Peter Baker, The New York Times; Rajiv Chandrasekaran, The Washington…

In his new book, Once Upon A Revolution: An Egyptian Story, Thanassis Cambanis tells the inside story of the 2011 Egyptian revolution by following two courageous and pivotal leaders—and their imperfect decisions, which changed the…

Ever since reports of abusive tactics surfaced in the early 2000s, the efficacy of interrogation methods used by the U.S. military and intelligence services has been an issue of contention. Over the past 15 years, the debate has focused largely…

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

Over the past year, much ink has been spilled on how women need to speak up and lean in – on how they need to be represented more and better across foreign policy institutions and in and on the media. According to the …

With Douglas A. Ollivant.

When President George W. Bush ordered U.S. troops to invade Afghanistan in 2001, Robert Grenier, then the CIA station chief in Islamabad, Pakistan, found himself directing the country’s “southern campaign” -- orchestrating the final defeat of the…