Lobo Institute regularly publishes editorials and policy papers through the Middle East Institute and other think tanks and media outlets. These publications cover the Middle East, special operations and irregular warfare, conflict resolutions, the issue of child soldiers among others.

Jannah or Jahannam: Options for Dealing with ISIS Detainees

October 13, 2020 Eric Oehlerich, Mick Mulroy, Liam McHugh As published by the Middle East Institute Summary Thousands of former ISIS fighters ...
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“Citizens Are Not the Enemy”: The Insurrection Act and U.S. Civil-Military Relations

By: Amanda Blair When Defense Secretary Mark Esper likened U.S. cities to the “battlespace” and urged governors to “dominate” them ...
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The Disinformation War is Just Beginning.

By Olivia Shoemaker Having grown up in Minnesota, I felt convicted of my white privilege and supremacy as the systems ...
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Opinion: Gulf Partners Can No Longer Afford To Stay The Course With U.S. Iran Policy

As published by NPR by Bilal Y. Saab and Michael P. Mulroy Bilal Y. Saab, a senior fellow and director ...
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Protecting US troops will also safeguard national security: ANALYSIS

As published in ABC News by Mick Mulroy and Eric Oehlerich April 28, 2020 The U.S. military is being pulled ...
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Begin with the children: Child soldier numbers doubled in the Middle East in 2019

As published by the Middle East Institute by Mick Mulroy, Eric Oehlerich, and Zack Baddorf: A global problem In 2017, ...
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The Maldives: Tropical Paradise Turned Transnational Jihadi Recruiting Hub

by Zack Baddorf, Lobo Institute Senior Advisor The Republic of Maldives, a small archipelago of 1,192 islands located southwest of ...
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Russia’s Middle East: You probe with bayonets. If you find mush, you proceed …

As published by the Middle East Institute by Michael Mulroy and Eric Oehlerich There was a firefight During the winter ...
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A tale of two partners: Comparing two approaches for partner force operations

As published by Michael Patrick Mulroy, Eric S. Oehlerich Middle East Institute January 29, 2020 The 2018 National Defense Strategy shapes ...
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The killing of Qassem Soleimani: Was there a better way?

As published by Michael Patrick Mulroy, Eric S. Oehlerich Middle East Institute January 13, 2020 In the early hours of Jan ...
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