Pan-Arab Task Force in Iraq: The Case for Regional Intervention
Synopsis
The security situation in Iraq remains tenuous despite recent tactical gains against the Islamic State. For both political and military reasons, Baghdad should agree to the deployment of a Pan-Arab task force to enforce peace in northern Iraq.
Returning Indonesian Fighters from Syria and Iraq: Learning from the Past
Synopsis
Indonesian fighters with the self-declared Islamic State (IS) recently posted a video threatening to bring the armed struggle home. Indonesia can learn a lot from past handling of former foreign fighters who returned from the Afghan and Mindanao battlefronts.