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Hacer América and the American Dream: Global Migration and the Americas

… labor, moved to British colonies in Trinidad and Guyana. Syrians and Lebanese settled throughout the Americas. In … directed at anarchists and socialists, and Haiti’s anti-Syrian laws of 1903 and 1905. Prior to World War I , the … workers to Patagonia in the 1960s. Two "castaways" from Syria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 1906; Credit: Archivo …
Hiroshima after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city.

Terrorism: A New Kind of War?

… identifies Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria as state sponsors of terrorism. Terrorism is not a new …
tanks and soldier fighting in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

The World’s Longest War

… are found such present-day “hot spots” as Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. Persons familiar with the …
A shopkeeper sits outside his store in the Cardo waiting for tourists and residents to stop in.

A Postcard from Jerusalem

… split as different denominations claimed worship spaces. Syrian, Ethiopian, and Armenian Christians, Roman Catholics, …
A view of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

A Dawn of Peace in Bethlehem?

… and remains a prime Israeli tourist destination. Israel and Syria enjoy a frontier that has been casualty-free since l973. Indeed, the Henry Kissinger-brokered Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement of l974 may have set an …
President Joe Biden with other foreign leaders, sitting around a table with others looking on

How does Ideology Drive U.S. Foreign Relations?

… the right, we saw criticism of his so-called "Red Line" in Syria against the use of chemical weapons. You also saw (and … of the Assad regime's aims and ideological orientations in Syria, and the same with Russia, it was unable to fully …

Two Popes and a Primate: The Changing Face of Global Christianity

… answers to these questions. One group, based primarily in Syria, argued that Christ had two natures: a human nature … this ancient branch of Christianity, most notably the Assyrian Church of the East. Meanwhile, back in the Roman … “two-natures” theology; the Coptic Orthodox (as well as Syrian and Ethiopian Orthodox) Church adhered to the …

Russia, America, and the Conspiratorial Worldview

… has stated that the United States sided with ISIS in Syria in order to “destroy Syria as a secular state.” For English-language readers, … can be located in another recent Sputnik article on Syria. Entitled “ Bloody Track Record ,” the article …
UN forces crossing the 38th Parallel in 1950.

Why We Need to Rearm Iraq

… the Korean case, a weak Iraq would invite aggression. Iran, Syria and, to a lesser extent, Turkey, all threaten Iraq. …
Logo for "Canada 150".

Canada 150: Coming Home

… and bankruptcies. Canadians’ unified response to the Syrian refugee crisis was made possible by a political …
The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, which was constructed by the Umayyads in the 8th century.

Islamic Imperialism: A History

Review of Islamic Imperialism: A History, by Efraim Karsh (New Haven, Yale University Press, 2006)
… in 1958, a nominal political union between Egypt and Syria, was Nasser's high-water mark. There are three …
The World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001

The War on Terror

… hold territory, even ISIS. Its grip on portions of Iraq and Syria is uncertain and I think, over time, it will … of reluctance of the Obama administration to intervene when Syria, I think, is what you were alluding to?   Dr. Peter …