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November 16, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Obama: "If you have a handful of people who don’t mind dying, they can kill a lot of people."
November 16, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
This is where things get complicated.
November 13, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
U.S. Army Col. Steven Warren Says ISIS spokesman "Jihadi John" is likely dead.
November 10, 2015
Daniel Benaim
How Marco Rubio Became the GOP's Foreign Policy Candidate
The senator has developed a reputation for wonkishness without the policies to back it up
November 2, 2015
Loubna Mire, Miguel Winograd
The King of the Shores: An Interview With a Syrian Refugee Smuggler
October 23, 2015
Thomas Chatterton Williams
A ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Cartoonist’s Childhood in the Middle East
Riad Sattouf’s graphic memoir is an indictment of the adult world
October 15, 2015
Susie Linfield
What War Photographs Leave Out
Haunting images from the Syrian crisis tell only half the story.
September 23, 2015
Stephanie Heimann, Alex Shephard
Child Migrants’ Exhausting Journey to Europe
At the border, families find themselves unable to enter the European Union.
September 3, 2015
Elaine Teng
America Should Not Help Europe With the Migrant Crisis
July 24, 2015
Heather Hurlburt
Can Humanitarian Intervention Be Saved From Its Friends?
June 1, 2015
Sean Lyngaas
Why Hasn't America Admitted More Syrian Refugees?
The U.S. has taken in less than 1,000 refugees since the war began—while Brazil has issued more than 6,000 visas
April 10, 2015
Batya Ungar-Sargon
No, ISIS' Attack on Palestinians Doesn't Expose a Double Standard on Israel
March 20, 2015
Joel Gillin
One Group Has Proven It Can Beat ISIS. So Why Isn't the U.S. Doing More to Help Them?
March 4, 2015
Colin Kelley
Did Climate Change Play a Role in Starting the Syrian Civil War?
February 15, 2015
Jeremy Bowen
"If You Kill the People They'll Be Against You"
An interview with Bashar al Assad
February 12, 2015
Joel Gillin
Obama Isn't Ready to Give Up His Broad War Powers
January 21, 2015
Aki Peritz
The Islamic State Has Sleeper Cells Throughout Turkey. Does Erdogan Care?
December 31, 2014
Simon R. Gardner
The Islamic State Produced the Most Influential Song of the Year
December 29, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
The Forever War Was Supposed to End in 2014. Instead, Obama Doubled Down.
November 17, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
Al Qaeda's Alliance with ISIS Exposes the U.S.'s Strategic Myopia

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