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INTL CONFLICTS
Turkish attack on Syria endangers a remarkable democratic experiment by the Kurds
By James L. Gelvin, University of California, Los Angeles Turkey’s attack on Kurdish-run territory in northern Syria will likely snuff…
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AMERICAS
The Latin American left isn’t dead yet
By Santiago Anria, Dickinson College and Kenneth M. Roberts, Cornell University Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay will all hold presidential elections…
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AFRICA
U.S. energy giants’ gas projects could solve Mozambique’s debt crisis
By Gregory Tosi When U.S. oil and gas companies started buying into major energy projects on either side of the…
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AMERICAS
Investigations usually hurt a president’s public reputation – but Trump isn’t usual
By Douglas L. Kriner, Cornell University and Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley Will the House impeachment inquiry of President…
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AMERICAS
The Supreme Court and refugees at the southern border: 5 questions answered
By Karla Mari McKanders, Vanderbilt University I sat in a small room in Tijuana, Mexico with a 13-year-old indigenous Mayan…
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AMERICAS
Latin America shuts out desperate Venezuelans but Colombia’s border remains open – for now
By Cyril Bennouna, Brown University Economic collapse, government repression, violence and U.S. sanctions are making life unbearable for ever more…
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AMERICAS
America now solves problems with troops, not diplomats
By Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University Is America a bully? As a scholar, under the auspices of the Military Intervention…
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Gandhi’s 150th birthday: A little-remembered philosopher translated the Mahatma’s ideas of nonviolence for Americans
By John Charles Wooding, University of Massachusetts Lowell October this year marks Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday. One of the 20th…
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AMERICAS
South America’s second-largest forest is also burning – and ‘environmentally friendly’ charcoal is subsidizing its destruction
By Joel E. Correia, University of Florida The fires raging across the Brazilian Amazon have captured the world’s attention. Meanwhile,…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Pope Francis’ letter to Assad: Syria is a Catholic issue
By Peter Carswell In a little-noticed diplomatic exchange in July, Pope Francis sent his envoys to Damascus to convey an…
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