Henry Johnson is a fellow at Foreign Policy. He has previously written for LobeLog and graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a degree in history.
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 15: Cassius Clay (L) throws a left punch to Archie Moore who ducks below the punch, during the fight at the Sports Arena on November 15, 1962 in Los Angeles, California. Cassius Clay won by TKO at 1:35 in round 4 of 12. (Photo by )
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr attempt to break into Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" on May 20, 2016.
Several people were wounded in the process and many others were also hurt outside the walls of the Green Zone, where security forces fired tear gas directly into the crowd to keep the bulk of the protesters at bay.
Security forces also fired live rounds but it was not immediately clear how many people were wounded and what the nature of their injuries was. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read )
<> on November 13, 2013 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai is recovering from its slump during the the global financial meltdown. The government has recently released figures that show that construction and tourism the non-oil economy are once again growing.
Members of the Iraqi forces who specialize in detonating explosives search for hidden bombs and improvised explosive devices (IED) at a burial site believed to hold victims of a June massacre in which hundreds of army cadets were executed by the Islamic State (IS) group, in the city of Tikrit, on April 9, 2015. The Speicher massacre -- named after the nearby base from which the mostly Shiite recruits were abducted -- stoked widespread anger against IS and helped rally support to battle the jihadists. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read )
Britain's Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow (L) introduces British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, as Chris Grayling (2nd R), Leader of the British House of Commons and Chris Bryant (R), shadow leader of the House of Commons, look on during a reception in Buckingham Palace in London on May 10, 2016.
Delegations from both Houses of Parliament, comprised of representatives from across the political spectrum visited The Queen at Buckingham Palace to mark her 90th Birthday. / AFP / POOL / PAUL HACKETT (Photo credit should read )
Iraqis look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital Baghdad, on May 11, 2016. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read
Rohingya migrants sit on a boat drifting in Thai waters off the southern island of Koh Lipe in the Andaman sea on May 14, 2015. A boat crammed with scores of Rohingya migrants -- including many young children -- was found drifting in Thai waters on May 14, with passengers saying several people had died over the last few days. AFP PHOTO / Christophe ARCHAMBAULT (Photo credit should read )
attends the' London 2012 - One Year To Go' ceremony in Trafalgar Square on July 27, 2011 in London, England. The one year countdown to the London 2012 Olympic games was marked with a unique ceremony in Trafalgar Square, with IOC President Jacques Rogge inviting the world's athletes to compete in next summer's games.
epa04963902 (FILE) A file picture dated 12 November 2010 shows a general view of the historic site of the ancient city of Palmyra, central Syria. According to media reports on 05 October 2015, militants of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS or IS) have blown up Palmyra's ancient Arch of Triumph. Few months ago, the jihadist group blew up the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, the Baalshamin Temple and some of the famed tower tombs in Palmyra, a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site. Islamic State extremist militia, which controls large swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, has been reportedly destroying building sites with no religious meaning, including the Arch of Triumph. Palmyra, some 240km (150 miles) northeast of Damascus, emerged to become a powerful state after the Romans took control, serving as a link between the ancient Orient and Mediterranean countries. EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI
Turkey's president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrive for a Justice and Development Party (AKP) meeting in Ankara on August 21, 2014. Erdogan named Davutoglu to succeed him as ruling party leader and prime minister, promoting an ally who is expected to show unstinting loyalty to the new head of state. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read )
epa05064609 A photograph made avaiable on 11 Dcember 2015 showing a man looking at a police report in Colonge, Germany on 05 August 2014 which displays Sharia police patrolling the streets of Wuppertal, Germany. The appearance of Islamists as 'Sharia police' in Wuppertal has not been a criminal offense the local district court's ruled on 09 December 2015. They had not violated laws on uniforms and public gatherings and the bright orange-visibility vests with the inscription 'Shariah-Police' is not intimidating, militant action, the court said.
epa04628494 A picture made avaliable on 20 February 2015 of members of Turkey's ruling party Justice and Development Party (AKP) and members of opposition parties throwing punches at each other during a debate at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, late 19 February 2015. At least five members of the parliament were injured in the scuffles during the parliament session about an Internal Security resolution in last two days, according to local media reports. EPA/STR
