Tag: Bashar al-Assad
The green halo of Damascus: A brief history of Ghouta in...
Karen Pinto, Boise State University
Ghouta, the one-time oasis of Damascus, is being destroyed. Every day brings with it news of renewed bombing, deadly chemical...
Trump’s friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations
Stephen Benedict Dyson, University of Connecticut
It emerged early this morning: a few seconds of grainy footage showing U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with...
The Islamic State group has weaponized children
Mia Bloom, Georgia State University
In claiming responsibility for the attack in Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, the Islamic...
In the wake of Syrian missile strike, a look inside Russia’s...
Cynthia Hooper, College of the Holy Cross
On April 11, the White House released an intelligence report accusing Russia of trying to cover...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
