Conor Swimm

Many are breathing a sigh of relief that the U.S. Presidential primaries seem to be finally approaching their end, with only two frontrunners from the GOP (Trump and Cruz) and two from the Democrats (Clinton and Sanders). But while much of…
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In the wake of their 2015 victory at the polls, the Tories (Britain’s conservative party) have pushed ahead with their promise of a referendum on British membership in the European Union. While PM David Cameron set a deadline for the…
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For the second time in a matter of months a Turkish urban center has fallen prey to an attack at the hands of a suicide bomber with apparent links to the so-called Islamic State. October’s attack on a pro-Kurdish peace rally in Ankara…
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In the aftermath of the attacks that tore through Paris in early November, political discourse in the developed Western countries of Europe and North America has shifted to center strongly around the questions of safety and security. In…
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In the wake of the October 10th suicide attacks on a pro-Kurdish peace rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the lethargic and confused response of Turkish authorities has betrayed the strain under which Turkish society seems to be at…
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In the wake of the tragic stampede that occurred on Sept. 24th during Hajj, an annual holy pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, many in Iranian leadership have fiercely criticized members of the Saudi regime and panned Saudi officials for…
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In the past year, from its annexation of Crimea to its contentious role as host of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia has continued to remain at center stage of global politics. At the heart of Russian notoriety stands Vladimir…
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Since the Russo-Georgian war broke out in 2008, the Baltic states, still haunted by decades of Soviet domination, have watched Russia with a wary eye. The sight of tanks rolling across the border into the breakaway Georgian region of South…
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Amidst the recent clashes between ISIL, NATO and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, along with widespread global unease surrounding the Islamist group’s recent territorial gains, the UN General Assembly has reconvened in New York to discuss…
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