R2P at 10: Looking beyond military intervention By: Jason Ralph , / 21 May, 2015 Providing asylum should be just as valued as a response in R2P cases, including the Syrian crisis.
Aiding ISIS victims: ‘We need access, not more funds’ By: François Audet , / 24 April, 2015 Veteran humanitarian worker François Audet discusses the dilemmas ISIS has created for crisis-response operations.
On humanitarian efforts: Defeating ISIS is not the end By: Elizabeth Ferris , / 22 April, 2015 The widespread displacement ISIS has caused will have consequences for years to come.
ISIS, by the numbers By: OpenCanada Staff , / 20 April, 2015 How many fighters? How many countries fighting ISIS? How many refugees?
On R2P: How the NGO and tech sectors can help protect communities By: David Carment , Joe Landry , Sean Winchester , / 7 April, 2015 When states are ineffective, civil society groups become key to bridging the ‘responsibility gap’.
Chaos in Syria By: Chris Kilford , / 2 April, 2015 Canada’s former defence attaché to Turkey reflects on the rise of ISIS, and the falling apart of Syria
The Syrian mission: for humanitarian, security and political reasons By: David McDonough , / 1 April, 2015 As Canada’s military campaign expands in the Middle East, questions arise as to the motives for engagement. By David McDonough.
Iraq, and other wars: The risks of reporting from the field By: OpenCanada Staff , / 27 March, 2015 Is the current Canadian military campaign too risky, costly or inaccessible for the media to cover? Watch our panel.
Impossible versus difficult: Canada’s way forward in Syria and Iraq By: Stephen Saideman , / 20 March, 2015 It won’t be Kandahar II, but there are practical and legal reasons why Iraq makes for an easier military choice than Syria. By Steve Saideman
The scorched earth of the Arab Spring By: Jeremy Kinsman , / 20 March, 2015 For the millions who felt empowered by events in Tahrir Square, a democratic awakening has been postponed but not smothered, argues Jeremy Kinsman.
The Need for Post-R2P Humanitarianism By: Aidan Hehir , Robert Murray , / 17 March, 2015 States have never been moral actors and R2P has failed to compel them to act. It is time to rethink how we protect communities at risk.
The Petroleum Factor By: John Foster , / 30 January, 2015 Are oil and gas being left out of current conflict narratives? By John Foster.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis 101 By: Aisha Kakinuma-Hassan , / 10 December, 2014 What you need to know about “the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era.”
Are the U.S. airstrikes in Syria legal? By: Jason Ralph , / 30 September, 2014 Jason Ralph on why the strikes are not only legitimate but also potentially legal.
The Rise of IS: The view from the Turkish-Syrian border By: Chris Kilford , / 26 September, 2014 The good news is the IS may disappear as quickly as it appeared. The bad news is those fighters may be headed home.
Nation-building in the Mideast? What is needed is a Sunni home in Mesopotamia By: Jean Daudelin , / 25 September, 2014 Jean Daudelin on why its time to reconsider the borders in the Middle East.
On Intervention: Iraq, not Syria? By: Stephen Saideman , / 19 August, 2014 Stephen Saideman looks at why Canada is getting involved with a country it avoided for so long.
Why Canada Should Welcome Syrian Refugees By: Kyle Matthews , / 20 June, 2014 Canadians have a responsibility to stand with those who have showed strength in the face of civil war, argue Kyle Matthews and Ecem Oskay.
The Clock is Ticking By: Naomi Kikoler , / 21 May, 2014 Over 50 countries are pushing for the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court. Why, asks Naomi Kikoler, is Canada not one?
The Five Reasons the Outside World Won’t Intervene In Syria By: Ramesh Thakur , / 24 April, 2014 Putin is not the sole obstacle holding the world back. By Ramesh Thakur.
