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…
Should Canada welcome Syrian refugees? It’s complicated, but the answer is… Angela Yang Dec 6, 2015 Technically no one is responsible for sympathy or generosity. Technically, no one is responsible for accepting…
How Hezbollah’s Involvement in Syria Sheds Light on the Beirut Attacks Come Allard de Grandmaison Dec 3, 2015 On Thursday, November 12, a double suicide attack killed 43 people and injured hundreds in the predominantly Shiite…
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,…
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…
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…