The Most Important Outcome of the World Humanitarian Summit
Jennifer L. Windsor As the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit closed yesterday, many important commitments were made, but none as important as the agreement to place women and women’s empowerment at the centerpiece of the international response to humanitarian crises. We know that women bear the b…
ISIL’s evolving strategy should raise security concerns
Rami G Khouri A series of coordinated attacks in three cities in Syria and Yemen on Monday by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) provides important new insights into the group’s current capabilities and strategy, suggesting that the months ahead will be increasingly …