The violence of war often falls hardest on women. So these organizations are empowering refugee women and girls — and men — to know and demand their rights.
Amid the Hard Lessons of War, Refugee Women Learn Their Rights
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Is It Wrong to Mourn Paris More Deeply Than Beirut?
Paris was a wake-up call for Westerners — a reminder that we usually have the luxury to ignore the costs of war, even as our governments inflict them on foreigners.
Hillary Clinton Hasn’t Learned a Thing from Iraq
The former secretary of state could shatter the glass ceiling for women, but she’d leave the old boys’ military-industrial complex intact.
On Paper, Coalition Should Crush Islamic State
How is it that the Islamic State, with much of the world arrayed against it, endures?
Turkey’s Election: A Plague Upon the House of Erdogan
Most of Turkey’s recent tribulations are the result of President Erdogan’s determination to reverse the outcome of last June’s election that saw his party lose control of the parliament.
Why Should the U.S. Accept Syrian Refugees? Because It Helped Displace Them.
Washington is one of the most active players in Syria’s civil war, but it’s accepted effectively 0 percent of the conflict’s refugees.
Are the U.S. and Russia Forming 5 New States in the Middle-East?
The Middle-East map is being redrawn in Syria and Iraq by Moscow and Washington.
Is Putin Really as Foolish as We Are?
Putin’s attempt at “shock and awe” in Syria has all the hallmarks of failed U.S. interventions of the past
The Middle East’s New Nakba
The chain of events set into motion by the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq is reaching its logical conclusion — the disintegration of multi-ethnic states and a great expulsion of innocents.
What America Owes the Refugees Pouring Into Europe
Here’s how the U.S. can leverage its wealth, safety, and diplomacy to serve the refugees it helped to create.