Making Amends: U.S. Military Talks Turkey Kathryn Schmidt Feb 19, 2017 America's former ambassador to Turkey, James Jeffrey, once noted, “you have to deal with the Turkey you have,…
Trump’s Executive Order: Will It Be Effective? Helena Martin Jan 30, 2017 American president Donald Trump signed an executive order that closed the country’s borders to refugees. It will…
Sitting Down With Syrian National Congress Vice Chair Ida Solheim Jan 28, 2017 The eyes of the international community has for long time been centred on Syria as the civil war continues to rage…
The Turkey-Russia Rapprochement Kathryn Schmidt Jan 19, 2017 Nearly a month following the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, we have seen neither…
Does the UN do Anything? A Review of 2016 Iman Lahouaoula Jan 17, 2017 The newly-elected United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the new year with a stirring speech,…
Barack of Arabia: Obama’s Diplomatic Legacy in the Middle East Sarie Khalid Dec 8, 2016 Eight years ago, President Obama electrified the world with the promises to end the wars of his predecessor in Iraq…
A Year After Landing: Syrian Refugees in Canada Helena Martin Dec 5, 2016 Last December, Canada welcomed its first batch of Syrian refugees to Toronto. Since then, the Trudeau government…
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…
Saving Lives in a War Zone: The White Helmets Iman Lahouaoula Oct 31, 2016 With a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and a feature Netflix documentary under their belt, not to mention the 60 000…
Under the Cloak of War: The Ghost Battles in the Levant Sarie Khalid Aug 24, 2016 The Syrian Civil war has become a deadly geopolitical and humanitarian catastrophe. For the first time since…