The Ceasefire in Syria
Alexander O’Neill explains what the recent Syrian ceasefire accomplishes, and what it doesn’t.
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Syria, Colonialism, and the Yale Art Gallery
“The excavations [of Dura Europos] done by the Yale team in the early part of the twentieth century likely saved these priceless pieces of religious and cultural history from the merciless destruction of the Islamic State. But they did so at a price—removing these pieces from their homeland and rehoming them in the basement of a Western university.”
Who ISIS Really Wants: How the Islamic State Lures Women Over the Internet
“If you agree to marry me, I’ll treat you like a queen.” Amanda Vosburgh breaks down the social media tactics of the Islamic State’s campaign to recruit Western women.
Breaking the Olive Branch: Why Hopes of an Israeli Unity Government Were Doomed From the Start
Why did Netanyahu spurn Labor and take a sharp turn to the right? And what should expect from the new Israeli Defense Minister? Adrian Rivera breaks it down for us.
A Doctrine of Destruction: ISIS Attempts to Erase History
Amid a bloody civil war in Syria, it’s a race against time to protect Syria’s cultural treasures from the hands of ISIS.
Turkishness Failed the Kurds, Will it Fail the Syrians?
In the aftermath of the Syrian Civil War, Syrian refugees are hoping to find safety in Turkey. How will Turkish nationalism affect their chances?
Do No Harm: Military Campaigns Endanger Medical Aid
Cassandra Lignelli explores how humanitarian aid has changed in today’s new style of warfare in Issue IV’s cover story.
Out of the Tunisian Blue: The Change-Makers Behind the Scenes
At a time when Libya has become a failed state, Syria has become a humanitarian catastrophe, and Yemen has become a foreign powers’ battleground, Tunisia serves as a welcome relief. Today, Tunisia, the pioneer of the grandiose Arab Spring, is…