In this two-part series, author Alex Simon discusses the evolution and increasingly fragmented nature of Sunni tribalism in Iraq from the era of Ottoman occupation through the rise of the so-called Islamic State, and its implications for the future of the Iraqi polity.
Author Abigail Adams examines the primary obstacles to EU accession that faced Romania and Bulgaria, as well as the difficulties in maintaining EU standards that both countries have faced since 2007, and offers prescriptions on how to develop more successful EU accession processes.
Authors Giulio de Tommaso and Rohullah Osmani discuss the challenges of rebuilding robust state institutions in post-conflict zones, using Afghanistan and Somalia as case studies, and provide policy prescriptions for public administration reform.
This two part series will look at Muslims in France to provide insight into the alienation, victimization, and frustration that is radicalizing some French Muslims to committing the recent terrorist attacks in France.
This two part series will look at Muslims in France to provide insight into the alienation, victimization, and frustration that is radicalizing some French Muslims to committing the recent terrorist attacks in France.
Authors Jan Brecht-Clark and Rohullah Osmani discuss how a lack of transportation infrastructure--railroads, highways, and civil aviation--are limiting economic development in Afghanistan.
Tenzin Norgary, a Senior Fellow at the Tibet Policy Institute, reviews Sulmaan Wasif Khan's recent book "Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy: China's Cold War and the People of the Tibetan Borderlands."
Authors Natalia Cote-Muñoz and Verónica Alma Rosario map out an overview of the causes of statelessness of Dominicans of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic, noting that despite some progress, barriers for nationalization remain high.
The massacre on January 7, 2015, at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo and its violent aftermath has sparked debate in Tunisia. SAIS PhD candidate Sabina Henneberg discusses the implications.
J. Patrick Zubin, a second-year MA student at SAIS, discusses the effects of automation on the information economy and labor in this book review of Jaron Lanier's "Who Owns the Future?"
What's wrong with big data? Is its use causing more mistakes? Professor Mark White discusses the negative implications of the newest trend in research with SAIS Review Assistant Editor Kyle Johnson.
What happens when you put dozens of energy specialists, technology experts and government policymakers in a room? Senior Editor Lauren Caldwell discusses open government data initiatives -- including datapaloozas, data jams and hackathons -- with a Department of Energy Presidential Innovation Fellow.
