China sees new diplomatic, economic role in Afghanistan — if it can resolve a 40-year conflict

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Elisabeth Siegel

By: Elisabeth Siegel China is setting up its second ever overseas military base in Afghanistan in order to train Afghan brigades in counterterrorism efforts, as...

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Interviews/Middle East

Interview with YPG volunteer soldier Brace Belden

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Elisabeth Siegel

In May, YRIS Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Siegel (MY ‘20) had the chance to talk over the phone with Brace Belden, a former soldier for the YPG (In Kurdish, Yekîne...