At the Root of the European Refugee Crisis: An issue of European Identity? Madeleine Nicoloff Nov 9, 2015 Decrepit conditions, fences being raised, police taking up batons- the reaction of certain European countries…
Russia’s Invisible Hand – Europe’s Next Frontier: Serbia and… Alexander Sirois Nov 8, 2015 On September 30th, the Kremlin issued orders for the beginning of Russia’s ongoing military intervention in Syria.…
The Tragedy of Colonial Borders Alexei Simakov Nov 4, 2015 Four years into the crisis, the international community continues to struggle in forming a coherent response to…
How Moscow Will Lose Ankara Kathryn Schmidt Oct 27, 2015 On September 30, President Vladimir Putin stunned the international community with the deployment of Russian…
Corbyn’s UK and Foreign Policy – Rational or Ridiculous? Harrison Brewer Oct 21, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn, the quiet, haphazard and dishevelled Cinderella of British politics, has been dominating the news in…
The Beginning of the End? Europe’s Refugee Crisis Alexander Sirois Oct 5, 2015 From a public perspective, it seems as though there is never any peace within the European Union. For the past 5…
Is Assad Syria’s Best Hope for a Lasting Peace? Max Blaisdell Sep 16, 2015 The arresting images and videos of refugees fleeing to Europe have brought the Syrian Civil War back into the…
Children of the Arab Spring Mai Rosner Apr 9, 2015 Last week the image of a four year- old Syrian girl, holding her hands up in surrender to a reporter’s camera,…
Syria: Rising Factionalization of the Assad Camp – by Konstantin Born Lloyd Pinnell Mar 26, 2015 Syria will soon enter the fourth year of an internal conflict that has been raging since unrest began in March 2011…
ISIL’s Second Source of Funding: Smuggled Antiquities Aliaume Leroy Dec 9, 2014 It is no secret that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) makes about $1 million per day selling petrol…