The Turks vs. the Kurds: a New Dimension in Syrian Conflict?
This month marks the seven-year anniversary of the Syrian Civil War. The country, an arena of...
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The US Role in the International Refugee Crisis
Photo Credit: AFP / Baraa al-Halabi Refugee Ceilings and Admitted Refugees to the U.S., FY...
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Sectarianism in the Middle East: Neither Inevitable nor Permanent
The emergence of sectarianism in the Middle East is a modern historical problem. That was the...
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A Security Balancing Act
Originally published by the U.S. News & World Report. As the Obama administration ramped up...
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Exclusive Interview with US Senator Richard Lugar
In this Baines Report exclusive, Kaitlin Sharkey interviews Sen. Lugar on the UN’s potential...
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Intervention in Syria: Choose, but Choose Wisely
The temperature had reached about 115 degrees that day in August 2007. I was a relatively young...
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Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
The economy is slow, domestic scandals grip the land, and the President wants action against WMD’s...
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