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The Migrant Crisis Continues: The EU-Afghan Agreement
Last week, during a period of increased tension in European politics, the European Union (EU) signed a…
Lost in Trans-lation: Cultural Perceptions of Queerness…
“In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals, like in your country,” declared President Ahmadinejad to an audience at…
Balochistan: The Overlooked Casualty of South Asian Soft…
As Asian nations grow in power and economic clout, regional disputes have increased, most publicly through…
Iraq Leads the Charge in Seeking Justice: JASTA and its…
The passing of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in the US has caused international outcry by…
Turkey’s Military: On the Outs
Outside of Ankara, construction crews work to build new military headquarters far removed from their old location…
The Costs of Killing: Targeted Drone Strikes
There's the occasional headliner that promises the game-changing targeted killing of important figures in…
9/11 Families v. Saudi Arabia
The United States Congress recently near-unanimously approved Bill S.2040, or more commonly, The Justice Against…
Israel and the Syrian Crisis
At the 15-member UN Security council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urgently called on all member nations to…
Erdoğan’s Gülen Problem
Last week, leaders from around the world convened in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly. As…
Under the Cloak of War: The Ghost Battles in the Levant
The Syrian Civil war has become a deadly geopolitical and humanitarian catastrophe. For the first time since…
Lone Wolf Terrorism and Soft Targets: A Culture of Fear
Over recent years, and increasingly so in the past few months, the world has seen an increase in groups, such as…
The Pied Piper of Raqqa: Identity, Martyrdom and the…
So why does an ordinary All-Canadian boy from Kemptville, Ontario, whose teenage dream was to play in the NHL,…