On this week's episode of the podcast,Austin J. Knuppe joins POMEPS Director Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Islamic State: Contention, Cooperation, and Neutrality in Wartime Iraq. Listen here: pomeps.org/islamic-stat...

Thanks for the support, @oliverkaplan.bsky.social. I wish the book would become *less* relevant over time…

Trump has suggested using the military to police protests. Polls show that the public might be supportive but that the military’s professional norms are a check against this, write @kolbyhanson.bsky.social and @austinknuppe.bsky.social in this week’s Foreign Policy Essay.

I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Miranda Melcher about my book, “Surviving the Islamic State,” on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Here’s a link to our conversation: newbooksnetwork.com/surviving-th...

📚🚨My book, "Surviving the Islamic State: Cooperation, Contention, and Neutrality in Wartime Iraq," will be out with Columbia UP on 7/2/2024. CUP20 for 20% off. bit.ly/surviving-isis

“[F]or those living in conflict-affected communities, wartime violence affects not only personal survival decisions but also broader political ones.” @dmsilverman.bsky.social www.civilwarpaths.org/what-do-ukra...

Here's my best effort at importing some of the lessons from Iraq to civilian protection policy in Gaza.

Happy to see my new article with @matthewjnanes.bsky.social in print with @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social

UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict has found “clear and convincing information” of sexual violence committed against Israeli civilians during the October 7th attacks.

Job, Aquinas, and Dostoevsky's Alyosha each present their own arguments addressing the problem of pain and suffering in a world where God exists. Robert Barron points out how this challenge precedes the rise of a “disenchanted world” after the Enlightenment.

“Tell me more about how you came to believe…?” Good questions reflect 1) curiosity, 2) charity, and 3) confidence of one’s convictions.