Dawoud Suleiman plays with a doll as his sisters Dawlat, (l) and Omaima, sit with him in their tent at Dakuk Camp, near Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 15, 2018. Their father and other family members belonged to the Islamic State group. Photo Credit: AP By: Alexander Yacoubian, Columnist As ISIS continues to lose territory in … Continue reading Kids of the Caliphate: How to Resolve the Stateless Status of Children Born Under ISIS
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The Cost of a Relationship: U.S. Complicity in Saudi’s Controversial War
Tens of thousands of Yemenis have fled their homes as fighting intensifies near Hodeidah city Photo Credit: Nabil Hassan / AFP By: Alexander Yacoubian, Columnist The United States routinely gives Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a carte blanche to do whatever it pleases in the region at the expense of human rights … Continue reading The Cost of a Relationship: U.S. Complicity in Saudi’s Controversial War
There is No Silver Bullet: The Case for Postponing Libyan Elections
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the rival Libyan leaders at Elysee Palace last May. [Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFE] By: Alexander Yacoubian, Columnist The past month’s escalation of violence in Tripoli indicates that Libya lacks the necessary stability and political infrastructure to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December. Leaders of Libya’s rival factions agreed … Continue reading There is No Silver Bullet: The Case for Postponing Libyan Elections