The Semantics of God in the Middle East
October 7, 2016 6 min. read

Nahed Hattar’s assassination sheds light on how social media is used as a weapon by the terrorists to promote their extremist ideologies.

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The Popular Will and Colombia’s Referendum
October 6, 2016 3 min. read

A continued push against the result of the vote has created greater divisions as referendums themselves are now being seen as bad policy. But are they?

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San Francisco Politicians Pander to China on National Day
October 6, 2016 6 min. read

Question: When was the last time the mayor of a major Chinese city attended an American Independence Day celebration or raised an American flag over the city hall? Answer: Never.

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Chasing Mirages Across Somalia
October 4, 2016 6 min. read

With Somalia’s election around the corner, what criteria should be used to evaluate each candidate? Hint: not name recognition nor clan affiliation.

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The Tattered Mirage of a South Asian Union is Dying Fast – Pt. 3
October 4, 2016 8 min. read

The escalating India-China rivalry in the region is increasingly dwarfing all other issues regarding the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

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Wu Jianmin’s Rational Diplomacy
October 3, 2016 8 min. read

On June 18th, former Chinese Ambassador to France Wu Jianmin died in a car accident. Without him, some expect hawkish views to become dominant in Beijing.

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Duterte’s Friendly Visit to Vietnam
October 3, 2016 5 min. read

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte latest rants have caused international concern, resulting in capital flight and drops in the stockmarket and currency.

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Muslim Democrats? Tunisia’s Delicate Experiment
September 30, 2016 5 min. read

In May 2016, Ennahda—an Islamist party—did something fairly shocking: it disassociated itself from Islam, or, more specifically, from political Islam.

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Disputed Islands and Clashing Powers: Explaining Sino-Japanese Tensions
September 30, 2016 10 min. read

Ties between China and Japan remain tense after having deteriorated over a territorial dispute in the East China Sea, a result of Beijing’s assertiveness in the region.

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The Tattered Mirage of a South Asian Union is Dying Fast – Pt. 2
September 29, 2016 7 min. read

The Indian subcontinent is chequered with a history of border disputes and issues regarding transnational ethnic and religious groups.

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Central and Eastern Europe at odds with Brussels
September 27, 2016 5 min. read

The refugee crisis revealed the extent of the ideological parting of ways between old and new Europe.

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Prague’s Terrorist Perils
September 26, 2016 5 min. read

In late August, Martin Konvicka, a Czech anti-immigrant nationalist planned and staged a fake ISIS assault in the middle Prague’s Old Town Square.

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