How the San Bernardino attacks reshape the debate over American foreign policy.

Hoover Institution fellows Abbas Milani and Joseph Felter discuss the most effective ways to combat the Islamic State, whether our current strategies are effective, and the potential of a wider-scale war.

Three Western academic disciplines have risen to the challenge of interpreting the jihadist enemy: political science, military science and history. It would seem natural for political and military scientists to discern form and pattern in the revolutionary movement that is seizing many of the headlines of the 21st century. On the other hand, historians would be ill at ease explaining the significance of current events and discerning trends within them...

How the legacy of the Iraq War shapes the fight against terrorism.