by Rashad Mammadov | 10 Feb 2016 | Indiana University, Middle East, Syria
By Rashad Mammadov Once again, diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Syrian conflict have stalled. Only two days after opening in Geneva, talks between the government, rebel forces and both sides’ international backers were suspended last week until...
by Maggie Boudreau | 8 Feb 2016 | Europe, Greens Farms Academy, Syria, Ukraine
Russia’s economic woes seem to make it an easy target, but the West runs a risk in trying to paint Vladimir Putin into a corner. Archbishop Clement of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church walks past a pro-Russian armored vehicle and soldiers outside a Ukrainian...
by News Decoder | 26 Jan 2016 | News Decoder Updates
Two new experts have agreed to join News-Decoder’s team of correspondents, adding depth in defense issues and international affairs to our pool of writers. Alexander Nicoll, from Britain, and Rashad Mammadov, from Azerbaijan, raise the number of...
by Samyukt Kumar | 21 Dec 2015 | Greens Farms Academy, Middle East, Syria
Should the U.S. intervene more aggressively in Syria? History tells us it could lead to mistakes. And blocking immigrants would betray U.S. values. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) flank UN Special Envoy for Syria...
by News Decoder | 8 Dec 2015 | Uncategorized
The following post was initially published on Education Week’s global learning blog, curated by the Asia Society. By Nelson Graves Menacing. Predatory. Dangerous. Bad. That’s how the wolf is depicted in many stories that parents read to their children in...