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Can northeast Syria delink from the P..KK?

By JP Reppeto A decade since the start of armed US intervention in the Syrian crisis, Turkey and the United…

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After 5 Years of Russian Intervention in Syria

Before 2015, Russia was a largely inconsequential actor in the Middle East – seemingly lacking the means or credibility to…

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Russia in the Syrian Swamp

So many leaders and officials, including me, made serious mistakes working on the Syrian war and we need to be…

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Syrian Sanctions and Despair

  The big majority of Americans are watching the protests against racism in American society and they are watching the…

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Factory Workers Join Grocery Clerks on Virus Front Lines

Brooke Sutherland With about 10 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the past two weeks, restaurants and gyms now…

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Coronavirus Should Finally Smash the Barriers to Telemedicine

Virginia Postrel Under normal circumstances, internist Jenni Levy makes house calls, checking on patients with chronic conditions and serving as…

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A REAL FEMINIST: KURDISTAN’S PRESIDENT NECHIRVAN BARZANI

Yekiti Media As a citizen of Iraqi Kurdistan, I am greatly pleased that not too long ago, Nechirvan Barzani, a…

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A victory for Kurdistan’s minorities

Rachel Avraham Nechirvan Barzani was recently sworn in as Kurdistan’s new president, and already he is a beacon of light,…

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So far, Trump has refused to fall into the traps laid out by Iran

Raghida Dergham Donald Trump has refused to be ambushed by Iran into a military confrontation for many fundamental reasons, including…

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Trump said he beat ISIS. Instead, he’s giving it new life.

Brett McGurk On Dec. 17, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked for an important call with me and a few…

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