The armed campaign of the Provisional Irish Republican Army against the British state lasted several decades and claimed thousands of lives. In the end, the group did not manage to completely eject British influence from its home turf of Northern Ireland, and the results it did achieve were only a fraction of the original goals …
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On Sunday night, President Donald Trump announced that American troops would be withdrawing from the border region between Turkey and the Autonomous Administration of Northeastern Syria. The official White House statement also gave its public blessing to the imminent and now ongoing Turkish invasion of that region. Northeastern Syria, also known as Rojava and home …
In 1963, the Communist Party of Denmark excommunicated one of their promising officers, an activist and political educator named Gotfred Appel. The Communist Party of Denmark was quite loyal to the Soviet interpretation of Marxism, and Appel was increasingly favoring the Chinese communist theory of Mao Zedong. Appel decided to found a new communist organization …
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Iran and the United States have spent the past few decades provoking each other and maneuvering for influence in the Middle East. The relationship between the two countries is fractured, hostile, and is expressed through the political actions of both nations and their global proxies. Undermining the power of the other nation in the …
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Crowds inside NES territory. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (NES) was born out of the conflagration that has come to be known as the Syrian Civil War. It would take a decently sized book to detail every phase of this 8 yearlong conflict, but the residents of the area commonly …
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As you likely already know, the world can be a frightening place. The endless stream of information and frenzied reaction that fills our news and social media feeds can give any reader a headache. This barrage also has the effect of burying some sources that may offer relevant perspectives. The will of ruling classes and …
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