Forgotten Women of Nigeria?
Earlier this year news and social media outlets exploded with word that several hundred schoolgirls had been kidnapped from their boarding school in Chibok by the militant terrorist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. Their abduction…
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«Beau risque» for Scotland?
Scotland is a country of just 5 million inhabitants and part of the United Kingdom. Québec is the sole French-speaking territory in North America. The Scots and the Québécois, while different and separated by the Atlantic Ocean, have to…
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Khmer Rouge Trials: The Rocky Road to Judicial Legitimacy
On August 7th 2014, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). The two men were top-rank officials of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia (1975-1979),…
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Post-Coup Thailand: Searching for Political Legitimacy
On May 22nd, two days after the implementation of martial law, the world witnessed Thailand’s 12th successful military coup since 1932. Striving to gain legitimacy, the regime introduced an interim constitution on July 22nd and shortly…
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Northern Triangle Youth: Where Can They Go Now?
The past few years have seen an unmanageable increase in migration from Central America, especially the Northern Triangle, into the U.S. through the southern Mexican border. The Northern Triangle consists of the “triangle” countries,…
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The Unbreakable Marriage of Force and American Foreign Policy
In an interview on the Daily Show on September 23rd about the Obama administration’s campaign against Islamic State (IS), former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Anthony Zinni explained why his country was…
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French Scandals and Politics: The Return of A Bling Bling President
In 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy came as a breath of fresh air while the economy dawned an imminent recession. What exactly made him different from a heavily “Gaullist” Chirac-influenced political system, with the occasional far-right figures,…
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François Hollande: Toi Président!
Lors du débat présidentiel du 02 mai 2012, François Hollande prononça un discours phare: trait d’union à son accession à la présidence de la République. Son intervention fut à charge de son concurrent direct. Sa stratégie politique était…
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La Guerre Civile Sud-Soudanaise Vue de l’Intérieur
En Décembre 2013, deux ans après l’indépendance, le Sud Soudan plongeait dans la guerre civile. D’abord une question de rivalité politique entre le Président Salva Kiir and son ancien Vice Président Riek Machar, le conflit sépara cependant…
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The South Sudanese Civil War: A Witness Account
On December 2013, two years after its independence, South Sudan plunged into civil war. Rooted in a political rivalry between the President Salva Kiir and his former Vice President Riek Machar, the conflict soon separated the country along…
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