Our program editors debate whether Iran’s adherence to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signifies a new era in its foreign policy.
The Middle East and North Africa
Middle East Region
Modern Assyrians: The Story of Genocide, Political Integration, and Displacement
This is the first part of a series of articles and interviews on the current refugee crisis by Fadi Dawood.
What Will Be The International News Story Of 2016?
Our program editors look into their crystal balls to see what the future has in store.
‘Minorityhood’: What is a Minority Anyway?
This is the first in a number of articles and podcasts that will seek to contextualize the history and politics surrounding the current political and social refugee crisis in Iraq and Syria. The mass extermination and enslavement of Yazidies under the ISIS in Mosul and surrounding region, and the expulsions of Assyrians from the Read More…
The Execution of Nimr Al-Nimr: Double Barrel Politics in the Middle East
Portrait of Nimr Baqr al-Nimr an independent Shia cleric in al-Awamiyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia by Abbas Goudarzi, Wikipedia Commons. On January 2, 2016, the Saudi government executed Nimr Al-Nimr, a prominent Shi’a Saudi cleric, who spent much of his adult life speaking for his marginalized community. Al-Nimr’s sermons and speeches came to symbolize the Read More…
Sovereignty Collapsed: Daesh and the Return of Bandit Kings
Eric Morse and Stéfanie von Hlatky explain how ISIS has transformed our common understanding of borders, sovereignty and the international system in just a couple of years.
What Was The International News Story of 2015?
In a year packed with events, trends, and personalities that shaped the world, our program editors weigh in with which one was most impactful.
The Kremlin and Russian Media
Ben analyzes the influence of Russian media on the current conflict in Syria
#Welcomeallrefugees: How Canada’s Refugee Policy Strengthens our Security and Society
Megan argues that the influx of Syrian refugees to Canada are a source of strength, not security concerns
Women of the Palestinian Intifadas
Seema Kawar takes a look at the participation of women and girls in the past Palestinian Intifadas and the most recent uprising.