Civil war in Syria
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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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MIDDLE EAST
“Transparent war” against ghosts of war
By Theodor Zima Our technologically advanced and progressive world is literally overwhelmed by daily flows, or rather avalanches, of information.…
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Editor's Picks
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…
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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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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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