Donald Trump and the Arab World War Abdalla Saleh Dec 2, 2016 The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has aroused a variety of reactions throughout the…
Iran’s “Silk Road” to Recovery Hannah Abdoh Dec 1, 2016 In response to the recent U.S. House of Representatives' vote to extend American sanctions on Iran for 10 more…
Lost in Trans-lation: Cultural Perceptions of Queerness in Iran Quinn Lazenby Oct 26, 2016 “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 Power Relations Jules Achard Oct 24, 2016 As Asian nations grow in power and economic clout, regional disputes have increased, most publicly through…
A Rebranding of Canadian Soft Power Demonstrated Through Canadian and Iranian… Jennifer Chan Oct 14, 2016 Canadian interactions with foreign powers has traditionally been one of mediation and peace mongering which has…
Love in the time of Censorship: How One Show Slipped through the Net Harrison Brewer Apr 27, 2016 Iran is not a country known for having free and liberal censorship laws and so it is a shock to many that the new…
Why Lebanon Is a Prisoner of Its Own Divisions Come Allard de Grandmaison Mar 13, 2016 Sectarian divisions are a social and political reality in Lebanon. However, until recently, the polarization …
The Economic Consequences of Peace: Winners and Losers from Iranian Reintegration Abdalla Saleh Mar 10, 2016 The exchange of “commodities of mutual intelligence,” reads a 1561 letter from Queen Elizabeth I to…
Did We Win? Iran’s Elections Unpacked Harrison Brewer Mar 10, 2016 February 26th saw Iran hold its parliamentary elections, which led to one of the most drastic shakeups that Iran…
The Peace to End All Peace: The Munich Ceasefire and the Coming of the Second Cold… Sarie Khalid Feb 27, 2016 President Obama and his diplomats assured the world there was no military solution to the Syrian civil war, even…