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The Islamic State in a Jihadi-Led Syria: Rethinking a U.S-Syria Foreign Policy
April 13, 2025. Emerging from the instability created by the invasion of Iraq and the Arab Spring, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, more commonly called the Islamic State or ISIS, was able to conquer large amounts of territory in Syria and Iraq, ruling over a population of 12 million people at its height…
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Past, Present, and Future of Ethnic-Fueled Political Turmoil in Bosnia
March 30, 2025. Bosnia and Herzegovina, a culturally rich and diverse country, has long struggled with the complexities brought by its multi-ethnic makeup and opposing political factions. Unearthed by the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, ethnic tensions in Bosnia and the entirety of former Yugoslavia erupted, creating various armed conflicts. Today, tensions…
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What’s Next for Syria After Assad?
February 20, 2025. On December 8th Bashar al-Assad and his Ba’athist regime succumbed to the overwhelming pressure posed by militant group Hay’at Tahir al-Sham, leading to the fall of Assads Syria. As HTS closed in on the Syrian capital Damascus, Assad fled, leaving behind a country ravaged by 13 years of civil war and the…
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Analysis: Trumps Middle East Foreign Policy
March 23, 2025. During the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st century, the Middle East has remained a key area of focus for American foreign policy makers, marked by a complicated and often tense relationship with the region. Following the end of Ottoman rule after the First World War, President Woodrow…
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Checking In on Syria: Syria Three Months Post-Assad
March 16, 2025. The ousting of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad ushered in a new era of hope and uncertainty for the Syrian people. On December 8, due to the offensive on behalf of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, Assad and his family fled the capital. The leader of HTS, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, has long been led…
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Conflict In Myanmar: Past, Present, and Future
February 16, 2025. Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has long been plagued by military dictatorship, ethnic conflict, and humanitarian crises. In early 2021, the military overthrew the democratically elected government, which held a majority of the seats in parliament, and established a military junta. Shortly following the coup d’etat, protests broke out across the country…
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Developments on The M23 Offensive In the DRC
February 9, 2025. The Democratic Republic of The Congo has long been plagued by multi-ethnic conflicts since the 1990s, particularly in the eastern region of the country. This instability has led to long lasting disputes between various actors and rebel groups over resources, ethnicity, and ideology, further fueling geopolitical conflicts. As of recently, the ethnic…
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The New Syrian President: Jihadist or Freedom Fighter?
February 2, 2025. In the early morning of December 8, 2024, Syrian rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham pushed into the outskirts of Damascus, forcing President Bashar al-Assad and his family to flee to Moscow via airplane.