Upon Erin O’Toole’s election to lead Canada’s Conservatives, Arjun Singh examines the party’s foreign policy platform.
Category: Rights
Coffee Talk: Immigration and Displacement
Fadi Dawood, Michael Lumbers, Emmerson Murray, and Layla Wahbi discuss the latest in immigration politics.
The Right Will Not Be Left Behind
Vedran Kuljanin discusses the rise of far-right political parties in Europe and the real world effects their policies have brought.
Refugee Sponsorship: A Community in Crisis
This is the summary of an interview about community based refugee sponsorship in Toronto.
The Arab Spring: What have we learned?
On February 11, 2011 the Arab world experienced a seismic political event, the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. This event could be compared to the fall of Prince Metternich on March 13, 1848. Both were largely symbolic events of a larger revolutionary wave sweeping across their respective regions. As the international experts and leaders market the […]
The Yazidis: Iraq’s Forgotten Victims
This is the third article in the series focusing on the current refugee crisis in the Middle East. Focusing on the Yazidi community of Sinjar is very important in our task to better understand how these communities have been affected by the recent atrocities committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) against […]
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.
Protection in times of Armed Conflict, Part I
Armed conflict exposes civilians to heightened sexual and gender based violence. Nancy explores how different actors define protection and why protection is necessary in times of armed conflict.
Women in Russia: Where Do They Stand?
Kelly Rahardja examines women’s rights in Russia in her latest infographic.
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.