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Madeline Higgins

Integration or Defeat? What the SDF-Damascus Ceasefire Means for the Future of Syria’s Kurds

Madeline Higgins May 1, 2026

As the integration process moves forward for the SDF, Syria’s Kurdish question now shifts from territorial control to constitutional inclusion and true political representation within a newly centralized state.
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After a Chinese Mine Spill Poisoned Zambia’s Lifeline River, Locals Are Suing for $80 Billion

Madeline Higgins Apr 4, 2026

Hundreds of Zambian farmers are suing Chinese state-owned mining firm Sino Metals for $80 billion USD, but history suggests the odds may not be in their favour.
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Passivity, Silence, and Subtle Change: An Interview with Two Iranians After the Twelve-Day War

Madeline Higgins Nov 9, 2025

Amid debate over the impact of the Twelve-Day War, Staff Writer Madeline Higgins sat down with a former Iranian activist in Toronto, who, along with a friend in Iran, shared their views on the question of the regime’s stability.
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