Archives: Eurasia

Russian-Speaking Militants Prepare To Fight Assad In Hama

By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/RL) ) | - - Two Russian-speaking militant groups, including a battalion within Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate the Al-Nusra Front, claim they are preparing to fight Syrian government…

Global Connections: World History as Social History – a New Synthesis

I and colleagues have just brought out a world history. Because of the fine and exciting writing of my co-authors, it is more than just a textbook. My readers often ask me…

Controversy as the “Forgotten Genocide” of the Armenians turns 100

AJ+ | - "April 24 marks the 100th anniversary of what's been called “The Forgotten Genocide” and the “Armenian massacres,” when hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of Armenians were…