Critical Analysis: Will al-Qaeda Rejoin Forces with ISIS?

by Casey Smartt, Denver Journal of International Law and Policy October 14, 2014   By now, most, if not all, world leaders have taken notice of the threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”). Currently, 14 nations have joined the United States’ fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. However, al-Qaeda still … Read more

Critical Analysis: Conflict is Brewing in Northern Mali

This land-locked, former French colony, nestled in the Sahara Desert could become a key point for the next war on terrorism as attacks against civilians in the north grow more brutal.  Radical Islamists have transformed vast stretches of desert in the north into an enclave for al-Qaeda militants and other jihadists.  They have imposed a … Read more