The Afghan government finally released the list of negotiators that should discuss peace with the Taliban. Afghanistan has been drifting...
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Potential Risks and Rewards of the Impending Mass Taliban Prisoner Release
By Rise to Peace /
March 29, 2020
As a primary development arising from the United States-Taliban peace deal (now earmarked as the ‘Doha Deal’), on February 29,...
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US Cuts Aid to Afghanistan as Leaders Fail To Create a Unity Government
By Ahmad Mohibi /
March 25, 2020
On March 23, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an urgent trip to Kabul, Afghanistan in an effort...
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Far-Right Versus Islamist Extremism: Two Sides of the Same Coin
By Rise to Peace /
March 18, 2020
Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD) is one of the many extremist far right groups that operate in the United Kingdom, but only...
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Afghanistan in 2020: Secrets and Negotiated Peace
By Jack Ryan /
March 13, 2020
The recent agreement between the United States and the Taliban is a significant political development that will undoubtedly shape the...
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Does the Groundbreaking Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan Go Beyond the Negotiation Table?
By Elisabeta Dinu /
March 10, 2020
After eighteen months of talks and nearly twenty years of war, Afghanistan looks like it has made a step in...
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How Refugees Make their Way to Europe: A special report by Rise to Peace
By Ahmad Mohibi /
March 4, 2020
Greek border police shot and killed a refugee as he attempted to cross the border following Turkey’s announcement that the...
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U.S.-Taliban reached a historic agreement
By Rise to Peace /
March 4, 2020
Originally published at The Heat - CGTN America "Within the next ten days, Taliban leaders are expected to begin negotiations...
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The Prison Environment and Its Role in Radicalization
By Rise to Peace /
March 3, 2020
In the last few years, several terrorist incidents in Europe have raised serious concerns about prison radicalization and the effectiveness...
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Energy Industry: The Sector Most Affected by Terrorism
By Rise to Peace /
February 19, 2020
In recent weeks, a number of oil and gas facilities in Syria were struck by a series of terrorist attacks...
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How Terrorist Organizations Could Exploit the Idlib Crisis
By Rise to Peace /
February 18, 2020
The Russian-led offensive in the Idlib province has already displaced at least 800, 000 people in three months. Many of...
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Strikes Against Terrorist Leaders in Yemen Have Little Impact on Peace Efforts
By Hannah Brown /
February 13, 2020
Last week, the White House confirmed that a United States missile strike killed the top Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen While...
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From Violence to Politics: Will the Taliban Become a Political Party?
By Elisabeta Dinu /
February 11, 2020
The Taliban has rejected engaging in negotiations many times, but President Ghani’s proposal to fully recognize the group as a...
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Consequences of the Ongoing Offensive in Idlib
By Rise to Peace /
February 7, 2020
Without the attention it once attracted, the Syrian civil war not only continues, but has even escalated in past weeks...
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New ISIL Leader Officially Named and Confirmed
By Rise to Peace /
February 6, 2020
It was recently officially confirmed by two intelligence services that Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi is the new head...
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Afghan Promises and a Peace Plan in Trump’s State of the Union Address
By Ahmad Mohibi /
February 5, 2020
At the State of the Union, President Trump endorsed peace talks with the Taliban and promised that he continues to...
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What In The World Is Coronavirus? A Short Primer
By Rise to Peace /
February 3, 2020
Editor’s Note: One does not typically expect to see an article related to public health or infectious disease on Rise...
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The High Possibility of the Reemergence of the Islamic State
By Rise to Peace /
January 30, 2020
In light of the recent developments in both Iraq and Syria, it is quite understandable that the Middle East faces...
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Will Violence Stop If the United States and Taliban Reach a Deal?
By Elisabeta Dinu /
January 29, 2020
The latest talks between the United States and the Taliban may conclude with a deal. Content of the peace agreement...
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Transcript of a Panel Discussion on Afghanistan 2020
By Rise to Peace /
January 29, 2020
Jonathan S. Landay, National Security Correspondent, Reuters Said Sulaiman Ashna, Afghan Service Reporter, Voice of America Dr. Marvin G. Weinbaum,...
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