From Syria’s civil war to women being traded as slaves on WhatsApp, this Global series brings together the past year’s most-read conflict reporting, written by the world’s top experts.
Articles on Syrian civil war
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Too much emphasis on environmental stress overlooks the role of politics and economics.
For many centuries, Syrian society has included people of many faiths – Sunni and Shi'i Muslims, Christians and Druze. This past is important to know to understand the present.
A Russian media expert spent the weekend consuming Russian coverage of America’s response to the chemical attacks in Syria.
Are Trump’s missile strikes against Syria constitutional? An expert on Congress and foreign policy provides a brief history of how the separation of war powers has blurred over time.
The use of chemical weapons will put even more pressure on fragile peace talks.
The US has met its goal for resettling Syrian refugees in 2016, and will aim to take in 110,000 more in 2017. A migration expert examines whether fears of their arrival are well founded.
The Assad government is accused of using chlorine gas as a weapon against its own people.
A young boy is strapped with explosives and sent to detonate himself and those around him at a school. An expert on terrorism explains how and why children become embroiled in militant conflicts.
Comparisons of foreign volunteers in Syria to the International Brigades of Spain are apt, but not for the reasons you think.
Unpaid volunteers are negotiating with Islamic State and facing military attacks as they try to save Syria’s ancient cities.
Why there’s a slender – a very slender – chance for working out a settlement at upcoming talks in New York.
Australia has again failed to secure an invitation to a meeting of the International Syria Support Group that is trying to find a political solution to the conflict.
Top contributors
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Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
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Lecturer, University of Washington
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Research Fellow in Counterterrorism, George Washington University
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Assistant Professor of International and Global Studies, Nazareth University
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Lecturer in International Relations and International Security, University of Bath
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Provost Associate Professor, American University School of International Service
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PhD Researcher, Lancaster University
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Director of International Studies, Colorado State University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
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PhD Candidate, Political Science/Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Associate Senior Lecturer, Lund University
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Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles