Shaping Saddam: How the Media Mythologized A Monster — Honorable Mention
This essay first appeared in the Acheson Prize 2018 Issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. Saddam Hussein was not involved in the terrorist attacks ...
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Interview with YPG volunteer soldier Brace Belden
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...
The Survival of the Syrian Ba’ath Party: Domestic Politics or International Support?
This piece was originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. Photo caption: The Syrian dynasty. Introduction While ...
Interview: Israel’s treatment of refugees, with visiting professor Tally Kritzman-Amir
The Israeli government currently faces severe pushback on its plans to deport thousands of mostly Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to third countries, namely Ugan...
Hybrid War: A Definition and Call for Action
If one were to divide violent conflict into two broad categories, on one side would lie traditional, so-called “conventional” warfare, and on the other, asymmet...
Potential Peacemaker or Just Another Spectator?: China’s Relations with Israel and Palestine, and Its Prospect as a Broker for Peace
Introduction Many experts have recently taken a keener eye to the activities of China in the Middle East, especially following heightened Chinese involvement th...