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The South Sudanese Civil War: A Witness Account
On December 2013, two years after its independence, South Sudan plunged into civil war. Rooted in a political…
New Horizons for Diplomacy between Iran and the U.S.
Amidst the recent clashes between ISIL, NATO and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, along with widespread global unease…
BRICS, Russia and Ukraine: Geopolitics, Solidarity,…
The 'BRICS', referring to the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is a cooperative group…
Water, an Unkept Promise in Rural Africa
Food, education, gender equality, child health, maternal health, prevention of diseases, environmental…
MIR Interview: Kapil Kapoor
Kapil Kapoor is the Director of Strategy at the African Development Bank (AfDB). Prior to joining the AfDB, he…
Karama has No Walls: An Interview with Sara Ishaq
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Karama has No Walls was recently nominated for this year’s Oscar in the category Documentary Short. It is a…
The Future of the Millennium Development Goals
In order to develop a more efficient and legitimate approach towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals,…
After Nasser, Nasser?
On the 3rd of July 2013, after a series of large protests across the country, the first democratically elected…
South Africa’s Complex Youth
As some conventions might suggest, political parties and the state have, for quite some time, considered…
Lester Pearson and the Suez Crisis: Lessons in Canadian…
To date, only one Canadian has ever received the Nobel Peace Prize. Lester B. Pearson, Secretary of State for…
Syria and Broader Trends in International Diplomacy:…
While perceptions of Russia as a 'great power' deteriorates, and the diplomatic position of the United States…
Syria and Broader Trends in International Diplomacy:…
The Obama administration's drastic shift in US foreign policy in a post-Iraq War world order has already been…