Erdoğan’s Gülen Problem
Last week, leaders from around the world convened in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly. As…
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Why Lebanon Is a Prisoner of Its Own Divisions
Sectarian divisions are a social and political reality in Lebanon. However, until recently, the polarization …
Human Rights and Human Empathy: A Review of the “Canada on the Global…
Last week, McGill hosted the "Canada on the Global Stage" conference. Friday's programming consisted of two…
COP 21: A Triumph of French Diplomacy
The 21st Conference of Parties (COP) summit held in December was, by most measures, a landmark success in climate…
A Weakened Saudi Arabia and Its Rift With Iran
After a rapid, and unfortunate, series of events that took place in the Middle East during the first weekend in…
The Age of Erdogan: Why Turkey Voted AKP
The results of Turkey’s recent parliamentary election were anything but ordinary. Within the past five months,…
Russia and the Baltics: A Series on Russia’s Hard and Soft Pressures and Responses…
This will be the first article of a series analyzing Russia's uses of hard and soft pressures to expand its sphere…
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The death toll now reaches six thousand in Ukraine thanks to the biggest diplomatic crisis since 1989. From the…
#TBT URSS
6000 morts et la plus importante tension diplomatique entre Russie et Occidentaux depuis 1989, voici le résultat de…
Venezuelan-American Relations: Sanctions and Deteriorating Diplomatic Ties
Deteriorating Venezuelan-American relations reached unprecedented levels on March 9th as President Obama…