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Politicized Memory: The Holocaust in Poland
In an increasingly far-right and nationalist Eastern Europe, Poland’s government is moving to revise and politicize…
“I miss home; who doesn’t miss home?”:…
September 2017
It was a warm and sunny September day in Istanbul when I met a young Syrian man working at…
Ecological Diplomacy: A Green Path Towards Peace in the…
Disclaimer: Having recently interned at EcoPeace M.E. (NGO), the author wrote this article as a short overview of…
Can Renewable Energy Reconstruct Middle Eastern…
The increasing availability of clean energy sources and their recent cost competitiveness with fossil fuels in the…
The Imperial Imam: Islam, Empire, and the Diplomacy of…
The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been shaped by its revolutionary, Shia Islamist and imperial…
The Jasmine Revolution: Seven Years Later
Seven years after Tunisians fought to depose longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, a revolution that…
Does Iranian Activism Stand a Chance?
In recent years, Iran has been no stranger to political strife and friction. With the success of Ayatollah…
Salvation or Insecurity? Afghanistan’s Ethnic…
Former Mujahideen leader and now governor of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, Mohammad Atta Noor has sparked…
A City More Divided—The United Jerusalem Bill
As the epicentre of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jerusalem serves as more than the Holy Land over which…
Erdoğan Calls Monument of Turkish-Armenian Relations a…
Turkish sculptor Mehmet Aksoy is no stranger to provoking conflict over his works of art. He has had politicians in…
The Deadliest Catch: Migrant Trafficking Through Libya
The number of migrants attempting to migrate to Europe via the Mediterranean reached epic proportions after the…
Looking Ahead: America’s Role in the UN
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration at the start of this year, America’s foreign policy has experienced a…