Civil war in Syria
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INTL CONFLICTS
2 reasons – and 1 disease – that make peace in Syria so difficult
By Ora Szekely, Clark University Despite many attempts at negotiations, the Syrian war – a conflict with a complicated and…
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INTL CONFLICTS
No, alt-media, Russia’s Saraqib military police deployment isn’t against Turkey
Speculation Over Saraqib Some in the Alt-Media Community are once again spinning the facts in accordance with their key “influencers'”…
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Editor's Picks
NATO’s Idlib test
By Matthew Mai As Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s campaign to retake territory held by rebels in Idlib province enters its…
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OPINION
Is Assad ‘pulling a Saakashvili’ in northwestern Syria?
By Andrew Korybko Assad = Saakashvili? The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) victorious liberation of the entirety of Aleppo last weekend…
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INTL CONFLICTS
The dust is settling with Iran. Now, Washington must pivot to Syria
By Olivia Wang Washington and Tehran are de-escalating following the death of General Soleimani and Iran’s counterattack which, so far,…
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ASIA
Why there is no Kurdish nation
By John Broich, Case Western Reserve University Since U.S. troops left their region, roughly 180,000 Kurds of northeastern Syria have…
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ASIA
Kazakhstan: The curious case of anti-Sino sentiments
By Alexander Brown The weekend of October 26th saw another round of mass protests in both the capital and major…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Women at the Peace Table: Building from the grassroots to the tree tops
“Some people change when they see the light; others when they feel the heat”. Caroline Schoeder, former US Congress…
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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…
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Editor's Picks
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…
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