Simple English: The Fight for Mosul
“To put it bluntly,” said Cruz, “Mosul reconstruction is a fantasy.”
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Turkey vs. ISIS vs. The Kurds: U.S. Grapples With Allies at War
Operation Euphrates Shield has entered Syria. But who is Turkey really fighting: ISIS or the Kurds?
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.
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.
U.S. Ambassador Alice Wells Discusses Jordan’s Role in Defeating ISIL
Visiting Yale for a Master’s Tea on Tuesday, the ambassador said the Islamic State and other extremist groups “are doomed to fail.”
Anti-Refugee Is Anti-American
We need to screen people entering this country carefully, but turning them away is both a moral and a strategic mistake.
Missed Opportunity in Nuclear Talks
Negotiations are straining U.S.-Iran relations at a time when cooperation is vital.
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