Gogol Bordello, “Immigraniada”
This song and music video is fantastic, and jives with a lot of what I think about immigration and refugees. Forget about taxpayers for a minute, forget about bringing in temporary, exploited workers to meet "Canada's economic needs". What…
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Wrapping Up the Arab Spring (2011-2013) Part 5: Relative Calm in (formerly) War-Ridden Countries:…
While several Arab republics have witnessed regime transitions, there are some other republics that have experienced only very limited unrest. The republics that faced little or no major unrest during the Arab Spring are Algeria, Iraq,…
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Defining War: Continuation of Policy Goals through Radicalization of Policy Means
War is a puzzling inter-state activity for political theorists. While several scholars such as James Fearon maintain that war results from failed diplomacy, other authors rally behind Carl von Clausewitz in claiming that war…
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Four Myths and Facts about Roma Refugees in Canada
The public discourse surrounding Roma refugees is one full of misconceptions about the Canadian refugee system and the status of Roma, both in their countries of origin and the European Union. Here are four frequently cited myths about the…
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Syria and Broader Trends in International Diplomacy: Part 1, The United States
The agreement reached in Geneva on 14 September between Russia and the United States over the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons is an interesting example of inter-state cooperation against the backdrop of international crisis.…
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The Bridge on the Ibar: Elections in Kosovo
On Sunday, November 3rd, local elections were held in municipalities throughout Kosovo, where, for the first time, the Serbian minority in the country’s north was able to -and encouraged to- participate. Since Kosovo’s controversial…
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Social Media and IR Theory: A Challenge to Realism
The 20th century has seen the development of several major schools of thought about the nature and processes of the international system. These paradigms have evolved to fit an increasingly complex arena of global relations. However,…
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The Life and (Rumoured) Death of the Modern Political Party
Our current culture of political analyses, with many polls considered, has created a space for frequent declarations proclaiming the death of one political party or another. Such political foretelling happens so often and so quickly…
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Khmer News: Protests in Cambodia
Although it received little media attention, Cambodia’s civil society has been actively campaigning and protesting for a more transparent, fair, and free democracy since the contested parliamentary elections in July. On Wednesday, October…
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Egypt’s “Somber Mood:” Bassem Youssef’s al-Barnamej Suspended
Critics of the post-revolutionary leadership in Egypt have lost an ally. By censoring Bassem Youssef's al-Barnamej (“The Program”) show, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has expanded his military rule over a somber misr. The…
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