Erdogan’s Balancing Act Kathryn Schmidt Jan 13, 2016 As the new year unfolds, Turkey—under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan—will continue to hold an increasingly…
A Weakened Saudi Arabia and Its Rift With Iran Natalie LaMarche Jan 11, 2016 After a rapid, and unfortunate, series of events that took place in the Middle East during the first weekend in…
Fifth Republican Debate Wrap-Up Phoebe Warren Dec 19, 2015 Quick post here! The fifth and most recent Republican Debate was held this past Tuesday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.…
A Politician-Led War on Islam? Phoebe Warren Dec 11, 2015 American politicians from both the right and left often talk about the “War on Christianity” as justification for…
The Age of Erdogan: Why Turkey Voted AKP Kathryn Schmidt Nov 25, 2015 The results of Turkey’s recent parliamentary election were anything but ordinary. Within the past five months,…
Expat Elector Weekly Roundup #5 Phoebe Warren Nov 23, 2015 Here is the weekly roundup of the top five most important stories of the week in the US election as well as any…
Algerian Family Code: Progress for Women or Disguised Loopholes? Sara Issaoun Mar 16, 2015 On Thursday, March 5th 2015, the National People’s Assembly (APN) of Algeria passed legislation towards…
Weekly Roundup: Problem Solved? Katrina Kairys Mar 3, 2015 With today’s news reaching from Xinjiang to Iran, there was no doubt that the MIR Online writers would take us…
Perdu en Translation Iris Boisseau Mar 1, 2015 Qui ne connaît pas la fameuse formule de JFK « ich bin ein berliner » ? Me croiriez-vous si je vous disais que sa…
Old Lady France May White-Vilmouth Feb 17, 2015 As French comedian Jamel Debbouze portrays it, France is not a blatantly racist country, but rather a “scared…