Rise to Peace blog

US Deems IRGC “Terrorists”

As part of the Trump Administration campaign to isolate Iran, Secretary Mike Pompeo declared the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…

5 years ago

Revolution in Sudan?

Since December, there have been massive protests in the streets of Khartoum, Sudan due to the poor economy, oppressive regime,…

5 years ago

Will the United States – Iran Stalemate Impact the Afghan Peace Talks?

On 5 May 2019, United States National Security Advisor, John Bolton, announced that the US would deploy a series of…

5 years ago

Winning Peace in Afghanistan Requires Pakistan

On June 22nd, the Center for Peace Research (LCPR) and the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI) in Pakistan hosted…

5 years ago

Pakistan: A Crossroads for US Defense Strategy

May 1, 2011: United States Navy SEAL Team 6 boarded two helicopters and crossed the Afghan border. They flew low,…

5 years ago

A Profile of John Walker Lindh — The American Taliban

On February 9, 1981, the man who would become known as “The American Taliban” was born in Washington, D.C. John…

5 years ago

Egypt’s Only Democratically Elected Leader Dies in Court

  Muhammad Morsi, Egypt’s former President and aged 67, has died of a reported heart attack in a public court…

6 years ago

Special Report: Countering neo-Nazi Ideology in the United States: Waging a War of Information

In the report Countering neo-Nazi Ideology in the United States: Waging a War of Information, Director of the Domestic Counter-Terrorism…

6 years ago

‘Martyrdom, bro.’: A Case Study on How Mark Steven Domingo Went from the US Army to Would-Be Terrorist

On April 26, 2019, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) officials arrested former United States Army Private Mark Steven Domingo. He…

6 years ago

The Christchurch Call and Eliminating Violent Extremism Online

On March 15th, the world witnessed an atrocity that left fifty-one people dead at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.…

6 years ago