Iraq is going to break up.  It is already happening, but no one wants to acknowledge it because no one wants to be perceived as being responsible for the disintegration of a major Middle Eastern coun…

Significant Developments Israel-Palestine. Israel entered its third day of Operation Protective Edge today as rockets rained down on many parts of Israel. More than fifteen rockets were fired into T…

Mohamad Ballan explores the Islamic State’s destruction of religious shrines in historical context. Matthew Barber reports on recent IS advances against Iraqi Kurds and the plight of the Yazidi mino…

Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This piece to mark World Refugee Day is aut…

Developments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.