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NATO’s Challenges in 2016

Matthew Rae explores main concerns for NATO in the new year.

Canada Fadi Dawood Iraq Islamic State Society Society, Culture, and Security Syria The Middle East and North Africa

‘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…

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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…

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Narenda Modi and the Question of Hindu Nationalism in India- Part II

John Pollock discusses the 2002 massacres in Gujarat state under then chief minister Narendra Modi and asks whether the same mistakes are being made again in India

Diplomatic Relations John Pollock Security, Trade and the Economy Society Society, Culture, and Security South Asia

Narendra Modi and the Question of Hindu Nationalism in India- Part I

John Pollock discusses the rise of Hindu nationalism under Narendra Modi’s BJP party and the targeting of minorities in India.

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Control and Care in the Surveillance Age

Kelsey Berg provides a philosophical analysis of modern surveillance, with a surface overview of the Canadian surveillance context.

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Women in Russia: Where Do They Stand?

Kelly Rahardja examines women’s rights in Russia in her latest infographic.

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How the Summer’s “Great Fall of China” Revealed the Communist Party’s Worst Fears- Part II

John Pollock discusses the implications for China following the summer’s stock market collapse and the role played by the Communist Party.

Criminal Justice Intelligence & National Security Jonas Becker Society Society, Culture, and Security Terrorism The United States of America

San Bernardino and the Politicization of Mass Shootings in the USA

Jonas critically analyzes the politics of murder in the USA

Asia-Pacific China Diplomatic Relations Europe John Pollock Security, Trade and the Economy Society Society, Culture, and Security The United States of America

How the Summer’s “Great Fall of China” Revealed the Communist Party’s Worst Fears- Part I

John Pollock discusses in detail the summer collapse of China’s Shanghai Stock Index and the implications for China’s transition from a command to a market economy.