Tag: Islamic State

  • Nation & World

    Losing the war on jihadism

    Former top intelligence officials from the Central Intelligence Agency and Israel’s Mossad discussed threats from the Islamic State, issues involving Israel, and the future of the Iran nuclear deal.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    An EU outflanked, endangered

    Harvard analysts discuss the security, political, and economic ramifications of the Brussels terrorist attacks on the European Union.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Carter: Islamic State will be defeated

    U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter spoke about the ongoing war with Islamic State and touted the many public service opportunities in the military for students, even if they don’t envision a career on the battlefield.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Deeper crisis

    Professors Jacqueline Bhabha and Michael Ignatieff talked about the Syrian refugee crisis in the wake of the Paris attacks in an event sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A siren call to action

    Professor Jessica E. Stern, a leading terrorism expert, talks about the growing number of young, middle-class Westerners leaving home to join the Islamic State.

    13 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The Islamic State of play

    Harvard Law School’s Noah Feldman and Kristen Stilt joined NPR correspondent Deborah Amos to discuss the fast-moving ideological evolution and spread of the ISIS in the Middle East.

    8 minutes