genocide – NAOC

Africa Aidan Simardone Eastern Europe and Russia NATO and Canada NATO Operations

Legality or Justice? Why NATO Must Uphold the Responsibility to Protect, Even Without Authorization

Aidan Simardone writes on why NATO should intervene in humanitarian crises, even without UN authorization.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Jacqueline Hicks

The Yazidi Genocide: A Fight for Justice

Jacqueline Hicks examines the Yazidi people’s fight for justice two years after ISIS began its systemic slaughter of the ethno-religious group in August 2014.

Philip Rafalko Society, Culture, and Security

Conspiracies, Misinformation, and the Dysphoria of Politics

The 2016 US election has been a watershed for the rise of conspiracy theories in public discussion and policy. Their popularity will have serious consequences for international politics.

Operations Sha Lalapet

Yazidi Women and Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

As part of #16days campaign against gender-based violence, Sha Lalapet delves into the plight of Yazidi women under ISIS and the sexual violence that was used against them as a weapon of war.

Canadian Armed Forces Jayson Derow

‘Sunny Ways’ in Dark Days: A Reality Check on Trudeau’s Responsibility to Protect in Iraq and Syria

Prime Minister Trudeau’s ‘sunny ways’ will prove to be ineffective against an enemy that explicitly demonstrates a complete disregard for human life. Jayson Derow discusses why Canada has a ‘Responsibility to Protect’ the religious minorities of Iraq and Syria by taking the battle to ISIS through strategic and targeted airstrikes.

Canadian Armed Forces Roderick Ramsden

Canadian Government Acknowledges ISIS’ Genocide Against the Yazidis: Now What?

In light of recent events in the House of Commons, Roderick Ramsden re-examines the ISIS genocide and the implications for Canadian foreign policy.

Corinne Stancescu Society, Culture, and Security

Will R2P Cross the Mogadishu Line?: An Interview with Tina Park from the Canadian Centre for R2P

Can the use of R2P in 21st century international security ever cross the Mogadishu Line?

Corinne Stancescu Society, Culture, and Security

Does R2P Cross the Mogadishu Line?

Can the use of R2P in 21st century international security ever cross the Mogadishu Line?

Human Rights Nancy Kanwal NGOs Refugee Rights Women Women in Security

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.

Africa Criminal Justice Diplomatic Relations Expanding Community Global Governance Human Rights International Law & Policy International Relations Malcolm McEachern Peace & Conflict Studies Peace & Security Rights Sudan United Nations

Justice Flew Away

Malcolm McEachern discusses South Africa’s failure to arrest Omar al-Bashir after he attended an African Union meeting in South Africa, and what this means for the ICC.