Rethinking the idea of an ‘Arab Awakening’ By: Saeed Rahnema , / 2 July, 2015 The term is relative and its continued use is worth questioning, argues Saeed Rahnema.
Michel de Salaberry on Rouhani, Iran, and the Middle East By: OpenCanada Staff , / 5 March, 2014 An interview with Canada’s former ambassador to Iran, Egypt, and Jordan, about Iran’s current leadership and the broader role of religion in Middle Eastern politics.
Why Erdogan is No Mubarak By: Şule Yaylaci , / 18 June, 2013 Sule Yaylaci on the critical differences between the protests in Turkey and the Arab Spring.
What To Make of the Arab Spring By: Ferry de Kerckhove , / 11 June, 2013 Ferry de Kerckhove on what the West has gotten wrong about the Arab Spring and what it can do about it.
Tunisia’s Arab Spring By: OpenCanada Staff , / 3 June, 2013 An interview with Hamadi el-Jebali, Tunisia’s first democratically elected prime minister, about his country’s transition to democracy
Snapshot of a World in Flux By: OpenCanada Staff , / 9 April, 2013 Highlights from the 2013 Munk Graduate Student Conference “A World in Flux”.
Demand for Arab ‘Strongmen’ Weaker Than Ever By: Bessma Momani , / 18 January, 2013 The Arab world is looking for effective leaders who can deliver real and lasting change, not new strongmen, argues Bessma Momani.
E-Diplomacy Beyond Social Media By: Andreas Sandre , / 17 October, 2012 Andreas Sandre on how technology as a whole is changing diplomacy.
The Global Delusions of the Quebec Protesters By: Kyle Matthews , / 11 June, 2012 Claiming solidarity with other global struggles doesn’t always make it so.
A Chance For Canadians To Act By: N Hirst , / 1 March, 2012 How Canadian citizens and government can help stop the violence in Syria.
The Ugly Underside of Arab Liberation By: Roland Paris , / 11 October, 2011 The “tyranny of the multitude” can be the flip side of democratic revolution, Roland Paris notes.
Globalist of the Year By: Jennifer Jeffs , / 29 September, 2011 Introducing the CIC’s Globalist of the Year: Naguib Sawiris, a key figure in the Egyptian revolution – and also a Coptic.
Greetings! By: Roland Paris , / 20 June, 2011 Hello, CIC Roundtable and comrades Hancock, Pratte and Welsh. I’m […]
