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Insurance Era: Risk, Governance, and the Privatization of Security in Postwar America

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Pathways to Justice: Gender-Based Violence and the Rule of Law

Ukraine's Security Council and Its Impact on Politics and Media

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James F. Jeffrey

Chair of the Middle East Program, Slater Family Distinguished Fellow

Robin Wright

USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow

Islamists in diverse forms—from Tunisia’s moderates to ISIS militants—have produced tectonic shake-ups across the Middle East, with a rippling effect world-wide.