Tag: Syria
Why the US has nuclear weapons in Turkey – and may...
Miles A. Pomper, Middlebury
As the Syrian crisis pits Turkish troops against former U.S.-allied Kurdish forces, Pentagon officials have been reviewing plans to remove 50...
We’re just beginning to grasp the toll of the Islamic State’s...
Fiona Greenland, University of Virginia; James Marrone, Johns Hopkins University; Oya Topçuoğlu, Northwestern University, and Tasha Vorderstrasse, University of Chicago
The Islamic State surrendered its...
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...
Why a 2,500-year-old Hebrew poem still matters
David W. Stowe, Michigan State University
At sundown on July 31, Jews around the world will observe Tisha B’av, the most somber of Jewish holidays....
Is it ever a good idea to arm violent nonstate actors?
Patricia Sullivan, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
In May, President Donald Trump authorized a plan to arm the YPG, a Kurdish militia...
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...
Refugees: Is there room for a middle ground?
Juliette Tolay, Pennsylvania State University
The debate over whether or not to bring in more refugees in the U.S. continues. There seems to be a...
Assassination of the Russian ambassador a big loss for Turkey
Sibel Oktay, University of Illinois at Springfield
The latest victim of Turkey’s climate of insecurity is Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey.
Karlov was...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
