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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University The current phase of the war in Ukraine continues unabated into its fourth … Continue reading “How Trump’s separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy have advanced Russian interests”
By Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University If you’re confused about the aims, conduct and … Continue reading “Veteran diplomat explains why putting peace deal before ceasefire wouldn’t end Russia-Ukraine war”
By Massumeh H. Toosi, PhD Student in Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University Twelver Shiism is the largest branch within Shiism – one of the two major sects within Islam. Shiism is … Continue reading “Twelver Shiism – a branch of Islam that serves both as a spiritual and political force in Iran and beyond”
By Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University If you’re confused about the aims, conduct and … Continue reading “Veteran diplomat explains why putting peace deal before ceasefire wouldn’t end Ukraine War”
By Tom Vaughan, Lecturer in International Security, University of Leeds In August 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than … Continue reading “The ‘third nuclear age’ is a politically motivated label that seeks to justify a renewed arms race”
By Shooka Bidarian, Media and Journalism Fellow, Sustainability and Climate at United Nations University Institute of Water Health and Environment, United Nations University From arid deserts and alpine meadows to … Continue reading “Iran’s nature is under threat”
By Laura Madokoro, Associate Professor of History, Carleton University Sanctuary cities in the United States, which limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, have drawn the ire of President Donald … Continue reading “Sanctuary cities in the US were born in the 1980s as Central American refugees fled civil wars”
By Mitra Naseh, Assistant Professor of Migration, Washington University in St. Louis Thousands of Afghans living in the United States face an uncertain future after a federal appeals court ruled … Continue reading “Afghans in US face uncertainty after the cancellation of their humanitarian relief”
By Niamatullah Ibrahimi, Senior Research Fellow, Initiative for Peacebuilding, The University of Melbourne On August 15 2021, Afghanistan’s democratic republic collapsed. As the last US and NATO troops departed the … Continue reading “After 4 years of repressive Taliban rule, Afghans are suffering in silence. Is the world still watching?”
By Lynne Michelle Swarts, Senior Academic Tutor, St Andrew’s College, and Sessional Academic, Discipline of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies,, University of Sydney Ruptured is a timely and powerful anthology … Continue reading “Jewish Australian women reflect on life after October 7”