Syria
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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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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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INTL CONFLICTS
New Versailles for the Middle East
For nearly two years, the international community has been like a remote bystander observing the situation in the greater Gulf…
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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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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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ASIA
Signs of hope for Persian Gulf conflicts: serious negotiations needed
After an extended period of darkening storm clouds, there are signs of hope for tension reduction in two separate but…
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