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Nil Yalter’s Art and the Refugee Crisis in Turkey Jasmine Lee Nov 1, 2017 Nil Yalter is hardly a new name in the world of contemporary art; from issues of feminism to immigration,…
Speak Loudly And Carry A Bigger Stick: The Implications of Trump’s Escalation of… Sarie Khalid Apr 10, 2017 President Trump’s missile strike on a Syrian military base in Homs Province to punish the Assad regime for its…
Sitting Down With Syrian National Congress Vice Chair Ida Solheim Jan 28, 2017 The eyes of the international community has for long time been centred on Syria as the civil war continues to rage…
Saving Lives in a War Zone: The White Helmets Iman Lahouaoula Oct 31, 2016 With a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and a feature Netflix documentary under their belt, not to mention the 60 000…
Israel and the Syrian Crisis Hannah Abdoh Oct 9, 2016 At the 15-member UN Security council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urgently called on all member nations to…
The Peace to End All Peace: The Munich Ceasefire and the Coming of the Second Cold… Sarie Khalid Feb 27, 2016 President Obama and his diplomats assured the world there was no military solution to the Syrian civil war, even…
Negotiating with the Schengen’s Gatekeeper: Turkey and the European Migrant Crisis Kathryn Schmidt Feb 8, 2016 Europe is experiencing a migrant crisis of tremendous magnitude, the largest it has experienced since the…
Ahmed Davutoglu and the Transformation of Turkish Foreign Policy Max Blaisdell Jan 28, 2016 The recent terrorist attacks committed in Istanbul and in Ankara and the downing of a Russian fighter jet on…
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 …