WashingtonThe real world effects of Donald Trump’s cluelessnessAdnan R. Khan: If the president’s wildly uninformed decision about Syria is the new norm for U.S. foreign policy, the world is in for a rough ride
OpinionDiplomacy is dead—and party politics killed itIn Canada and the U.S., ideology has overtaken rational diplomacy which couldn’t come at a more dangerous time.
BooksWhy did teenage Somali-Norwegian sisters flee to Syria to join ISIS?The author who investigated the story learned the girls’ father was lying, and was threatened by a Norwegian tabloid
SocietyDe-radicalization can work for former ISIS fightersPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and Tory leader Andrew Scheer have fiercely debated the fate of radicalized fighters who return to Canada
PoliticsHow the fight to defeat ISIS sparked a new battle in IraqAdnan R. Khan: Canada put its military resources behind the Kurds to take on ISIS. Now it’s seeing the ugly results.
World2014-2017: An obituary for ISISAdnan R. Khan: The so-called Islamic State has fallen. Its caliphate has crumbled, but its ideological fervor lives on.
OpinionHow terrorists use propaganda to recruit lone wolvesOpinion: The attack raises questions about a new type of terrorism—and the new methods required to stop the tide of extremism
WorldThe Middle East just lost its sharpest leader. What next?Terry Glavin: Jalal Talabani held Iraq together and helped the Kurds thrive. His death comes at a moment when he’s needed the most.
OpinionThe world must finish its job—and protect its legacy—in AfghanistanOpinion: Former diplomat Chris Alexander on what’s at stake and what must happen in Afghanistan, as America announces more troops
WorldThe Barcelona attack and what it says about ISIS todayThe cell behind the Las Ramblas attack was not sophisticated. But its tactics underscore how difficult it will be to end this kind of terror.