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Islamic State
What’s Behind the Taliban’s Major Gains in Northern Afghanistan?
By Barin Sultani Haymon and Michael Kugelman
Why have the Taliban been able to make inroads in northern Afghanistan?
Is Tajikistan’s Most Famous Militant Gulmurod Khalimov Dead?
By Catherine Putz
Reports say that he was killed in an airstrike on Mosul over the weekend, but he's been declared dead before.
US Airstrikes in Syria: Impact on China, Israel and the Middle East
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Christina Lin.
Al-Qaeda and Islamic State Take Aim at China
By Uran Botobekov
Why have both groups turned their attention to Beijing?
The Islamic State Just Threatened China. What Will Beijing Do?
By Ankit Panda
A recent Islamic State video featuring Uyghurs threatening China shouldn't have come as a surprise.
Ahok, the Jakarta Gubernatorial Race, and the Future of Indonesian Islam
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Does the blasphemy scandal surrounding Ahok portend a transformation of Indonesian Islam?
How Pakistan’s Passive Extremists Complicate the Country's Fight Against Terror
By Umair Jamal
After a spate of attacks, efforts by the Pakistani government to rein in terror groups are largely window-dressing.
The Transformation of Central Asian Jihadists in Syria
By Uran Botobekov
A new alliance emerges and Central Asian militants fight on all sides of the war.
New Year’s Nightclub Attacker Caught in Istanbul
By Catherine Putz
Turkish authorities say Abdulgadir Masharipov, an Uzbek citizen, confessed after being captured.
The Central Asian Women on the Frontline of Jihad
By Uran Botobekov
While ISIS draws in men to fight, it draws women to serve, marry, and remarry.
How Russia May Approach the Taliban and Afghanistan in 2017
By Ankit Panda
A revealing interview with Putin's top envoy in Afghanistan suggests continued rapprochement with the Taliban.
Islamic State in Southeast Asia's Grey Zones
By Ong Weichong
ISIS has resilience beyond the Middle East, and Southeast Asia is one of its new homes.