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Syrian Civil War
August 30, 2017
Scott Spillman
War, Civil War, or Revolution?
David Armitage's book tracks changing definitions of civil war, from Ancient Rome to the American Civil War to now.
December 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
The assassination of Russia’s Turkish ambassador looks to be payback for Aleppo.
September 21, 2016
Sukjong Hong
Ban Ki-moon just called out about half the room in his no-holds-barred General Assembly speech.
February 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
The United States, Russia, and other world powers have agreed to a plan that could lead to a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria.
November 24, 2015
Alex Shephard
Putin: "The loss we suffered today came from a stab in the back delivered by accomplices of the terrorists."
October 15, 2015
Susie Linfield
What War Photographs Leave Out
Haunting images from the Syrian crisis tell only half the story.
August 26, 2014
Fred Hof
Bashar Al Assad Is Laying a Deadly Ambush for Obama in Syria
August 15, 2014
Zaher Sahloul
This Is Not a Horror Movie. This Is a Public Hospital in Syria.
March 31, 2014
Carlo Davis
The Syrian Civil War May Be About to Go Fully Regional
March 21, 2014
Monzer Akbik
A Cry for Help Straight From the Syrian Opposition
September 5, 2013
Mehdi Khalaji
U.S. Strike on Syria: Good for Iran's President, Bad for the Hardliners
May 8, 2013
Dennis Ross
Israel Acted on Its Red Line. Now Obama Must Act on His.

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