Syria

Interview – Mary Kaldor

E-International Relations • Jul 21 2017 • Features

Prof. Kaldor explains new wars, discusses the conflict in Syria and the role of civil society, her approach to human security, and subterranean politics in Europe.

The Syria Mechanism: Bridge to Prosecutions or Evidentiary Limbo?

Beti Hohler and Elizabeth Pederson • May 26 2017 • Articles

While an important addition to the international justice landscape, if unsuccessful the Syria Mechanism may create a limbo in which evidence sits unused and ignored.

Bombing Syria, Isis, and How We Got Here

Patricia Sohn • May 4 2017 • Articles

The true ideological divide in the U.S. today is true democrats versus neo-colonialists.

Intuitive Action and Popular Culture in Trump’s Alternative Facts Age

Mehmet Evren Eken • Apr 20 2017 • Articles

As the exceptional American follows its path intuitively without any need to draw on agreed upon facts, guns can be drawn upon alternative facts driven by intuitive knowledge.

Five Up / Five Down – Syrian Missile Strike, Part 2

Matthew Murray • Apr 18 2017 • Articles

Tweets Matter. If Trump creates a perception of reality through informational sources that are not rigorous or complete, his positions will be deficient.

Five Up / Five Down – Syrian Missile Strike, Part 1

Matthew Murray • Apr 15 2017 • Articles

This strike, no matter the problems with it, does show that the American military machine is awake again in a non-covert way.

US Missiles and Parallels of Interventionism in Syria’s ‘Thirty Years War’

Francis Grice • Apr 14 2017 • Articles

By reembracing the norm of interventionism, the world’s major powers are rediscovering the very reason why it was banished at Westphalia so many years ago.

Donald Trump’s Legitimacy Crisis following the Syria Bombing

Adrian Gallagher • Apr 11 2017 • Articles

The answer to the Syrian issue lies not in unilateralism, nor the UN Security Council, but in invoking the UN General Assembly’s Uniting for Peace Resolution.

Protecting People

Alex J. Bellamy • Jan 15 2017 • Articles

The world is more likely to respond to human protection crises today than it once was, but as Syria shows we are nowhere close to solving the problem of human insecurity.

Interview – Kasturi Sen

E-International Relations • Sep 26 2016 • Features

Kasturi Sen discusses Syria’s healthcare system, derides the humanitarian costs of economic sanctions, and stresses the need for interdisciplinary approaches to research.

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