Despite a long history of grievances, only a handful of Palestinian citizens of Israel have joined the Islamic State. The Israeli experience, while unique, may offer long-term lessons for other countries. On the evening of October 24, 2015, an Israeli man was seen paragliding into Syria from the Golan Heights in Israel. Israeli authorities […]
The rise, fall, and triumph of South Asian insurgencies: Part III – India
Inequality and government repression in India led to the establishment of the Maoist Naxalite insurgency in the 1960s. Today, the insurgency is weakened, but political parties such as the CPI(M) have taken up their goals. India’s national government remains committed to fighting the insurgency through development programs, but it has yet to retake the “red […]