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The Deadliest Catch: Migrant Trafficking Through Libya
The number of migrants attempting to migrate to Europe via the Mediterranean reached epic proportions after the…
Looking Ahead: America’s Role in the UN
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration at the start of this year, America’s foreign policy has experienced a…
Frenemies: The Secretive Saudi/Israeli Relationship
Throughout the history of international diplomacy and geopolitics, appearance and reality are quite divided. Often,…
America’s Retreat: Russian and Chinese Leadership in the…
Editor's Note: This article is the second of a two-part series on the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA)…
The Taliban: Looming Kingpins of Afghan Opium
What the Afghan government and other actors hoped would be a period of stabilization and decline, or at least…
America’s Retreat: Russian and Chinese Leadership in the…
Editor's Note: This article is the first of a two-part series on the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA) shifting…
An Iranian Arab Spring?
Recent anti-government protests this month have engulfed over 80 cities in Iran, as thousands of predominantly…
Possession of a Holy City: Trump and the Status of…
A capital city is more than just where the country's government offices reside; it is also the symbolic…
The Two-State Solution: An Obituary
Writer's note: A glossary for certain key terms can be found at the end of the article.
President Trump’s decision…
The Middle East’s Geopolitical Game of Chess
Introduction/ Background
In the year 632 CE the founding patriarch of Islam, Prophet Muhammad died, leading to a…
Twists and Turns: Saudi Arabia’s Politicization of…
On November 4th, 2017, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri appeared live on an Al Arabia satellite broadcast from…
Unveiling Islamic Feminism: Where Religion Meets…
On October 18th, Quebec’s government passed Bill 62, banning Muslim women from wearing niqabs and burqas when using…