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Interview with Ian Bradbury: Daesh’s collapse, the Kurds, and Iraq today

Edward Tat interviews Ian Bradbury, founder of the 1st New Allied Expeditionary Force, on the deteriorating situation in post-Daesh Iraq and the subsequent need for peace-building and deradicalization efforts.

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Turkey’s Constitutional Referendum

Erdogan’s victory in the referendum shows the power of a leader channeling the national interest to take back the state. It is another expression of the populist trend sweeping across the Atlantic and the European continent and positions Erdogan closer to Nigel Farage, Donald Trump or Marine Le Pen than it does to Arab dictators in neighbouring Middle-Eastern countries.

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Retake Mosul…and Then What? Tensions, Property Disputes, and the Fight against the Islamic State

With Iraqi forces gaining ground in their fight against ISIS in Mosul, it remains unclear what the fate of the city will be after it is entirely retaken. Nabil Bhatia highlights some of the challenges that lay ahead and recommends a course of action for the Iraqi government.

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NATO Has No Good Options in Syria

The West’s ability to influence the Syrian civil war is very limited. In the interest of relieving suffering, the first thing we must do is dispel some myths about what is possible.

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Coffee Talk: ISIS, Mosul, and Iraq’s Fragmented Society

Michael Lumbers, Fadi Dawood, and Evon Sworesho discuss ISIS, and role Iraq’s government will have to play in bringing the fragmented society together following the liberation of Mosul.

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Why the ICC cannot Prosecute ISIS

Claudia Nieroda discusses the International Criminal Court’s lack of power behind prosecuting ISIS.

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Shan Ba Shan, Shoulder to Shoulder

Leon Fleddermann examines the motivations behind foreign volunteers in the Kurdish resistance who are joining the fight against ISIS.

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NATO-Turkey Policy Brief 2015

The NATO Association of Canada Team offers insight into the current state of NATO-Turkey relations.

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A tidal wave in the Desert

Ongoing conflict in Iraq has left behind a region with devestated infrastructure. One dam along the Tigris, river in particular is of utter importance. Leon Fleddermann examines the importance of the Mosul dam for the region and predicts the disaster that a breach would result in.

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The Slow Grind: America’s Bombing Campaign in Syria and Iraq

The U.S. Military might have total air supremacy over the sky’s of Iraq and Syria, but can a bombing campaign alone defeat the Islamic state?