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What Are the Russians Up To in Syria?
How the Russians are adapting to Bashar al-Asad’s fall.
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Kyle Orton
Islamic State’s War on Christianity in Africa—and Beyond
The Messaging in Al-Naba 507
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Kyle Orton
Speech and Genocide: The Rwanda Media Case
“Direct Incitement” Violates the Genocide Convention. “Hate Speech” Does Not, Nor is it Evidence of Genocidal Intent.
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Kyle Orton
The Gray Lady and Gaza
The New York Times Has Not Had a Good War
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Kyle Orton
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July 2025

Can We Ever Know How Many People Were Killed in Rwanda?
Probably not.
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Kyle Orton
Ensuring the Israeli Hostages in Gaza Are Not Forgotten
Omer Shem Tov, after surviving 505 days in HAMAS captivity, works to free those who remain.
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Kyle Orton
The Alawi Massacres and the Question of Syrian State Responsibility
A Reuters investigation traces the chain of command to Damascus.
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Kyle Orton
Roman-Arab Relations and the Arab Adoption of Monotheism Before Islam
Arab settlers and foederati in the Roman Empire from the fourth to seventh centuries
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Kyle Orton
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The “Peter Bergmann” Mystery
An Anglo-Irish Somerton Man, Except Nobody Seems to Be Interested
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Kyle Orton
The Historicity of Islam’s First Caliph
In Search of Abu Bakr
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Kyle Orton
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June 2025

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