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The Women Fighting For ISIS

Aspen Security Forum Khan explains that the women who have joined ISIS are more than simply passive ‘jihadi brides’- they’re often combatants themselves.

July 12, 2019
Soldiers standing against a sunset with their guns held in the air.

Canada’s Complicated Repatriation Position

Justin Trudeau’s brand is failing him when it comes to the treatment of former ISIS members from Canada.

July 12, 2019
The Cnadian and American flags flying at the International Blue Water Bridge Crossing.

4 Reasons Gen. John Allen Says ISIS Is Losing

Gen. John Allen, who heads the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, doubts ISIS’ holding power as one of the world’s leading terrorist regimes.

September 23, 2015

Iraq Ambassador to US: ‘We Cannot Coexist with ISIS’

Experts discuss the impact of ISIS’s recent successes in Syria and Iraq, and how coalition partners plan on responding.

July 28, 2015

An Aspen Security Forum Mid-Year Reflection on ISIS, Cyber Security, and Global Instability

Read the just-released Homeland Security Program Mid-Year Report, reflecting on the year’s global security issues.

April 8, 2015

Can They Do It?

If Virginia Senator Tim Kaine gets his way, the United States Congress will take up its constitutional duty and hold a debate about whether and how America should launch an attack on the insurgent group known as Islamic State. Can today’s congress, with its dismal approval ratings, partisan gridlock and anemic legislative output rise to the occasion?

September 17, 2014