Azeem Ibrahim


Azeem Ibrahim is a columnist at Foreign Policy, a research professor at the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College, and a director at the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Radical Origins: Why We Are Losing the Battle Against Islamic Extremism and The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Hidden Genocide.
Articles by Azeem Ibrahim
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim waves to his supporters outside the headquarters of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 1, 2020
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim waves to his supporters outside the headquarters of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 1, 2020
A man dressed in a kilt waves the Scottish flag and the flag of the European Union in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 14, 2018.
A man dressed in a kilt waves the Scottish flag and the flag of the European Union in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 14, 2018.
Myanmar migrants hold up portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader who was recently detained by the military in a coup, as they take part in a demonstration outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok on Feb. 1.
Myanmar migrants hold up portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader who was recently detained by the military in a coup, as they take part in a demonstration outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok on Feb. 1.
Flags of different countries hang from a house  in Aylesbury, United Kingdom, on May 8, 2020.
Flags of different countries hang from a house in Aylesbury, United Kingdom, on May 8, 2020.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 24, 2019.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 24, 2019.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
A Pakistan Navy soldier stands at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the country’s founder, during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi on Aug. 14.
A Pakistan Navy soldier stands at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the country’s founder, during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi on Aug. 14.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a rally for the upcoming state elections in New Delhi on Feb. 3.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a rally for the upcoming state elections in New Delhi on Feb. 3.
Women and children walk inside the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria on Jan. 14, where families of Islamic State foreign fighters are held.
Women and children walk inside the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria on Jan. 14, where families of Islamic State foreign fighters are held.
A Chinese laborer works in Sri Lanka.
A Chinese laborer works in Sri Lanka.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrives at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Feb. 6.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrives at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Feb. 6.
People watch the International Court of Justice hearing at a restaurant in a Rohingya refugee camp
People watch the International Court of Justice hearing at a restaurant in a Rohingya refugee camp
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi stands before the UN International Court of Justice on Dec. 10, 2019, in the Hague.
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi stands before the UN International Court of Justice on Dec. 10, 2019, in the Hague.
Protesters take part in a rally in support of Uighurs in Brussels on Oct. 1.
Protesters take part in a rally in support of Uighurs in Brussels on Oct. 1.
A crowd gathering for a demonstration organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside the head office of the British opposition Labour Party
A crowd gathering for a demonstration organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside the head office of the British opposition Labour Party