Editor’s Picks
-
Deportation to Syria could mean death for women, children and LGBTQ refugees in Turkey
By Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan isn’t limiting his assault on neighboring Syria to…
Read More » -
Turkish Call of Duty: A game the POTUS wishes he had a restart button for
By Sabyasachi Biswal The words spoken by a fictional character – Captain Price in the famous Call of Duty franchise…
Read More » -
Andean anarchy: comparing political crises in Peru and Ecuador
One capital had two presidents, while the other capital had none. In Lima last month, the Peruvian Congress feuded with…
Read More » -
As Turkish troops advance, dangers escalate
On 9 October, Turkish troops began a long-anticipated cross-border assault against the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia in northeastern…
Read More » -
Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy may come to regret his discussion with President Trump
By Lena Surzhko-Harned, Pennsylvania State University The scandal that erupted in response to the July phone conversation between President Donald…
Read More » -
Spies and the White House have a history of running wild without congressional oversight
By Charles Tiefer, University of Baltimore At the heart of the current crisis over President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukrainian…
Read More » -
Sudan’s hope for a peaceful, pacted transition, to democracy
In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the United States has found itself at a crossroads of whether to support…
Read More » -
Could climate change fuel the rise of right-wing nationalism?
By Joshua Conrad Jackson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Michele Gelfand, University of Maryland Two trends have…
Read More » -
What the reactions to the ARAMCO attacks reveal about the vulnerabilities of the anti-Iran alliance
Leading up to ARAMCO attacks, Iran increased aggression in the Middle East. The reactions following the devastating attacks on Saudi…
Read More » -
Growing tensions on the road to Persian Gulf security
The 14 September 2019 drone attacks on oil installations in eastern Saudi Arabia have dimmed hope for U.S. – Iranian…
Read More »