Behind a new phase of jihadism
Defections to Islamic State raise concerns that the group’s influence is spreading into other Arab Spring countries
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Adnan R. Khan
Adnan R. Khan has been on the ground for Maclean’s in some of the world’s most unfriendly places, from Pakistan to Iraq, writing about conflict, politics, society, and the occasional vacationing tips in Afghanistan. He claims to be based in a small cabin somewhere on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast though no one can definitively prove it.
The new nuclear threat
India and Pakistan are building up their arsenals, and one terror attack could ignite an all-out war
Tunisia: The Arab Spring’s only good-news story
Can the place where the revolution began make democracy work amid the chaos of the Middle East?
Islam’s conversion problem
Is enough being done to either stop or support troubled young converts?
Why Turkey has left the Kurds to fight alone against Islamic State
The country’s inaction has angered many in the international community and ignited violent demonstrations at home
Turkey: Enemy inside the gates
While it stands with the anti-Islamic State coalition, Turkey’s real threat is already inside its borders
The most dangerous place in the world
On the Pakistan-India border, two nuclear powers are quiety edging closer to war
On the road to terror
Hundreds of Westerners have travelled to Syria to fight the Assad regime. Do they really pose a threat?
NATO: Hello Russia, goodbye Afghanistan
Unlike the Taliban, which left NATO’s credibility in tatters, Russia offers a tantalizing and unifying enemy for the alliance
Bringing down the house in Pakistan
Mass protests led by a cricketer politician and a Canadian cleric are paving the way for dramatic change