Society, Culture, and Security

“Postcolonial Studies” and “Critical Theory”: Who Pays and Who Profits?

This past spring, encampments began mushrooming on North American university campuses as part of a demand that the universities divest from all association with Israel. Most participants subscribed to some form of the ideology that both pushes the inaccurate notion that Israel is committing “genocide” against Palestinians and opposes Israel’s very existence. These are core Read More…

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NATO’s Istanbul Cooperation Initiative: Hit or Miss?

Years after the Arab Spring, Paul Pryce proposes that the time has come to draw upon NATO’s Istanbul Cooperation Initiative.

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The Syrian Spectacle: Paradigm Shift

Hasan Siddiqui guides the discussion of shifting U.S. policy in Syria, tying in Iran’s nuclear programme negotiations and discontentment from America’s regional allies.

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The Rupturing Regime: Syria’s Northern Collapse

Hasan Siddiqui highlights the newfound success of Syrian rebel groups in the North, what it comes with, and what it means for the current regime and potentially Syria’s future.