Republicanism and Islam in the Banlieues Max Blaisdell Mar 22, 2016 The Paris attacks this fall brought to the fore the threat of European citizens recruited by ISIS returning to…
The Economic Consequences of Peace: Winners and Losers from Iranian Reintegration Abdalla Saleh Mar 10, 2016 The exchange of “commodities of mutual intelligence,” reads a 1561 letter from Queen Elizabeth I to…
McMUN and the “Marseillaise” Katrina Brindle Jan 31, 2016 The walls of Le Centre Sheraton have doubtlessly seen many things, but executions, espionage and factory raids…
Creative collaboration and innovative solutions: the Arab League’s response… Jayne Cooke Jan 30, 2016 Saturday morning brought about the second day of discussions for the 1956 Arab League, and debates surrounding the…
El Gobierno de la Gran Colombia and the Panama Canal gamble Alexandra Harvey Jan 30, 2016 “We will do everything, don’t worry” read a line from the United States’s proposal to the Republica de la Gran…
COP 21: A Triumph of French Diplomacy Nicholas Buhne Jan 18, 2016 The 21st Conference of Parties (COP) summit held in December was, by most measures, a landmark success in climate…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016 Abdalla Saleh Jan 16, 2016 Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
Charlie Hebdo Un An Après: Right to Offend and Right to Not Be Offended May Lim Jan 15, 2016 Around this time last year, two radicalized French jihadists attacked the Paris offices of a satirical weekly…
How Europe’s ‘Other Half’ Handles Refugees Nicholas Buhne Dec 5, 2015 Is an old divide being given a new face in Europe? It can certainly seem that way when looking at the very public…
The Radical Right: A Tale of Two Countries Pauline Werner Nov 20, 2015 On the surface, European and American democracies don’t have very much in common. European Union (EU) states…