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Bomb damage in Serekaniye, Syria, 2013.CREDIT: <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-132791996/stock-photo-serekaniye-syria-march-view-of-war-damage-from-serekaniye-syrian-war-plane-bombed-serekaniye.html">Shutterstock</a>

SEP 15, 2015 Article

No Peace in Syria without Justice

"Only when the culture of impunity in Syria is addressed will the prospect for a political solution become genuinely viable, and can we begin to ...

Syrian refugees in Europe, September 2015. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/syriafreedom/21076344700/" target="_blank">Freedom House</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC</a>)

SEP 15, 2015 Article

Refugee Mass Exodus: Need for a UN-led World Conference

"Only a UN-led world conference with adequate research and prior broad discussion can meet the challenges of worldwide migration and continuing refugee flows. This year's ...

"Bronze Horseman" (monument to Peter the Great) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. CREDIT: <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-241493128/stock-photo-peter-the-great-monument-in-winter-the-bronze-horseman-st-petersburg-russia.html">Shutterstock</a>

SEP 14, 2015 Podcast

Russia's Soft Power: A Matter for Church and State

If other countries wish to understand Russia, they need to have a grasp of her values, which provide the moral framework for her policies and ...

SEP 13, 2015 Article

Democracy as Myth and Fact

Myths give meaning to our lives. They are stories created to explain the human condition—creation, death, heroism, dignity, pain, pride, and suffering. There is ...

"We became brothers." Bassam Aramin (left) and Rami Elhanan. CREDIT: Peter Singer

SEP 11, 2015 Article

Talking Peace in Person

Middle East peace talks have stalled. The 2014 war in Gaza caused the deaths of more than 2,000 people. Yet a group of 600 Palestinians and Israelis who ...