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al-Qaeda is Rising in the Wake of the Yemen Crisis
By Cheyenne l'Auclair (Hall)
An Arabic version of this article is available here.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is on the rise in Yemen, coalescing power from the…
A Bear in the Desert: Russia’s Increasing Involvement in the Middle East
By Alex Rand
For the past four decades the United States has found itself increasingly committed to developments in the Middle East. Its involvement has made it one of the region’s major…
Water Crisis in the Gaza Strip
By: Cierra Carafice
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict has been a source of contention since the 1947 partition plan was approved by the United Nations General Assembly1. This conflict has…
Yemen Update
By: Thorayah Abdelqader
The crisis in Yemen is still getting worse as starvation, disease and destruction spreads. The country is battling a civil war and facing interference from outside…
From Kobane to Raqqa
By Alex Rand
Background
‘Rojava’ can be a nebulous term. Rojava references West Kurdistan, a series of Kurdish majority cantons spread throughout Syria’s northeast, north, and…
Yemen's Cholera Outbreak
By: Thorayah Abdelqader
There have been multiple outbreaks of Cholera worldwide, with one of the biggest outbreaks occurring in the aftermath of the natural disasters that hit…
Where Do We Go From Here? The Story of Syria's Public Health System
By Cierra Carafice
The ongoing civil war in Syria has been a very visible and heavily discussed conflict. However, one of the more obscure facets of this war is the toll it has taken on…
Birth of a Nation? Analysis of the Kurdish Independence Referendum
By Alex Rand
Part 1: Historical Context
For as long as the Kurds have existed they have been subject to non-Kurdish rule, whether it be Arab, Persian, Ottoman,…
Black Gold: Natural Resources & The Kurdish Referendum
By Alex Rand
Part 2: Natural Resources Dilemma
One of the several hurdles facing Kurdish efforts for independence comes in the form of natural resources. The…