Abstract: In its state-building project, the Islamic State had to rely extensively on civilian employees to staff its governing institutions. But despite the importance of these civilian employees to the Islamic State, there has been relatively little scholarship published on their role, and there has been a lack of understanding …

Abstract: Given that the U.S. national security establishment has taken up great power competition (GPC) as its primary concern recently, and terrorism has slipped from the top position, it is time for the security policy community to place terrorism within a new conceptual framework, one that combines terrorists, violent criminals, …

The French military has transferred control of a second military base in northeastern Mali to the Malian army. This is part of a long-planned move to reorganize and cut down the number of deployed troops in Mali as part of Operation Barkhane. French troops are expected to gradually drop from …