Politics Apr 03, 2025Apr 03, 2025 Ocalan’s razor: Kurdish fighters struggle to make sense of their leader’s call to disarm After the fall of the Assad regime, the Kurds of northern Syria were bracing for a major war… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 02, 2025Apr 02, 2025 Showdown in Istanbul: The arrest of a popular mayor is threatening the Turkish president’s grip on power Turkish authorities call the mass protests sweeping the country a “movement of violence,” yet they themselves are the… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 02, 2025Apr 02, 2025 Beyond SignalGate: Trump’s operation against Iran-backed militants may just be getting started “Everything is going successfully, even better than we expected,” Donald Trump said on March 27, commenting on the… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 01, 2025Apr 01, 2025 Opus DEI: Diversity policies in the U.S. served a purpose, and cancelling them comes with real risks One of the first actions taken by Donald Trump after his returning to the White House was to… Mary Williams
Politics Mar 28, 2025Mar 28, 2025 The dilemmas of post-jihadism: Syria’s interim president may lose support if Islamists deem his policies too soft Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been working to rebuild ties with the West since the mid-2010s, when… Mary Williams
Politics Mar 26, 2025Mar 26, 2025 Going to extremes: How centrist parties are chasing votes with anti-migrant rhetoric — and losing support Migration has become a central issue in coalition talks between Germany’s CDU/CSU and SPD, with both pushing for… Mary Williams
Politics Mar 22, 2025Mar 22, 2025 Guns speak louder than words: How deep is Ukraine’s dependence on U.S. military aid? Donald Trump recently claimed that the temporary suspension of U.S. military aid to Kyiv and the halt in… Mary Williams
Politics Mar 20, 2025Mar 20, 2025 No good options: Why Israel resumed military operations against Hamas After a two-month pause, Israel has resumed intense attacks on the Gaza Strip. Israeli officials hope the pressure… Mary Williams
Politics Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 2025 Changing channels: How three years of Kremlin propaganda bans in the EU have affected Russian-speaking audiences Almost immediately after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union banned the distribution of… Mary Williams
Politics Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 2025 Half-life: Syria’s new rulers may struggle to prevent its collapse More than a thousand Alawites, Druze, and Christians have fallen victim to the “restoration of order” in regions… Mary Williams