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Europe needs to rethink its priorities on Syria – fast.
For decades, international law did not allow one country to attack another that was using chemical weapons on its own people without UN approval. That’s changed, which means trouble for Syria.
The American reporter killed in Syria was a complex figure, but her commitment to the truth was authentic and unwavering.
From the Swiss border to the English channel, a scholar describes his pilgrimage of the Western Front as a tribute to fallen soldiers and to learn more about the devastating loss of life.
Work to preserve the country’s heritage is already happening.
If Canada truly stands for multiculturalism, pluralism, the rule of law, global justice, human rights and the liberal international order, we must prosecute our citizens who have fought with ISIS.
With the Syrian conflict right on its borders, and Russia and Iran increasingly shaping the region’s politics, Turkey is becoming beholden to NATO’s enemies.
By standing in the way of the UN, Russia has chosen a shameful path.
The US was once the dominant force in the Middle East. That old order has disappeared. Now the new powers are Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Russia – and the US needs a new policy for the region.
Armed and backed by some of the world’s largest known oil and gas reserves, Gazprom would be more powerful than US mercenaries such as Blackwater, and also closely linked to the Kremlin.
An unprecedented onslaught from the US hasn’t destroyed the terrorist organization. What is the secret of its resilience?
The Saudi-Canadian row offers Canada an opportunity to adopt a new Middle East policy based on universal human rights that address the needs of the many and contributes to regional stability.
What looks from the outside like a domestic currency crash is in fact something far more dangerous.
Smear campaigns against humanitarian volunteers in war zones are nothing new.
New research shows that refugees in regional Queensland have found it very easy to make friends and feel safe and comfortable raising children in their communities.
Reham and her family are among an estimated 1.5m Syrian refugees living in limbo in Lebanon.
Turkey’s close relationship with the US dates back to the Cold War. But after the June election there put nationalists into a position of power in the government, that alliance could turn rocky.
The wars against Islamic State and al-Qaida show that military responses may seem to work in the short term but don’t change much in the long run.
What’s needed is a comprehensive international strategy to combat the illicit trade in antiquities.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
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British Academy Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London
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