News in Brief For Terrorists, Morality Has a Different Meaning A new study shows that terrorists judge morality based solely on outcomes. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Department of Defense Will Arm Kurdish Fighters With ‘Heavier Weapons’ President Trump approved the plan, designed to reclaim a Syrian city from ISIS. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Talking to Syrian Americans About Syria After Assad Conversations surrounding regime change in Syria often fail to address a critical question in the event of Assad’s… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief U.S.-Led Airstrike in Syria Kills 18 Ally Fighters An American-led airstrike in the Syrian city of Tabqah on Tuesday led to 18 casualties, the New York… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Religious Violence Is on the Rise Around the World For the first time in three years, government-sanctioned restrictions against religion has increased rather than decreased, a Pew… Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Even a Suspended Ban Puts This Iraqi Interpreter’s American Dream at Risk An interpreter who risked his life working for the U.S. Marines is worried what leaving the country might… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump and the Deadly Politics of Denial President Donald Trump’s response to the Quebec mosque attack doesn’t bode well for how his administration will react… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Two Syrian Twins Were Separated by the Assad Regime in 1984 — Now They’re Reunited in Chicago The Sarraj brothers spent 12 years apart—one as a free man, the other in the depths of Syria’s… Pacific Standard Staff