Year: 2021
146 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
The Forty-Day War and the “Russian Peace” in Nagorno-Karabakh
“All we are saying is give peace a chance,” is the opening line of John Lennon’s globally celebrated song, the soundtrack of public protest against the rapidly escalating…
June 16, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Understanding Haiti Through the Power of the Social Forces in Interaction
When studying the Haitian state and its institutions, scholars and policymakers often unwittingly employ standard neo-colonial tropes developed through the lens of racialized…
June 15, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Bahrain and the Conundrum of Democracy Promotion
Bahrain, a tiny island state off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf, is a serious violator of human rights and good at pledging to mend its ways without following up…
June 14, 2021
- Society & Culture
Questioning the Debt-Trap Diplomacy Rhetoric surrounding Hambantota Port
The lease of Hambantota Port to China has become the most oft-used example of China’s debt-trap diplomacy. It has also become a cautionary tale for countries that have joined…
June 5, 2021
- Dialogues
Danielle Pletka on Biden’s Decision to Withdraw from Afghanistan
GJIA: On April 14, 2021, Biden announced his plans to withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. One of the notable features of the reaction in the…
May 25, 2021
- Dialogues
Dr. Yasmine Farouk on Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy
GJIA: What are Saudi Arabia’s current regional priorities in regard to foreign policy? YF: The first priority right now on the Saudi agenda is to end their war in Yemen because…
May 24, 2021
- Conflict & Security
Deplatforming and Adaptation: Similarities Between Religious and Ideological Extremism
The Spectrum of Extremis On March 17th this year, Mike Burgess, the Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), announced in his Annual Threat…
May 24, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Making Anti-Racism the Core of the Humanitarian System: A Review of Literature on Race and Humanitarian Aid
In a July 2020 internal statement signed by 1,000 staff members of Médecins Sans Frontéres (MSF), workers criticized the NGO’s “dehumanizing” programs, run by a …
May 21, 2021
- Society & Culture
Mapuche Movements in Chile: From Resistance to Political Recognition
Introduction Since the creation of nation-states, indigenous peoples have been forced to assume roles assigned to them by Western society. However, in the last decades,…
May 21, 2021
- Society & Culture
Education as Activism in the Syrian Civil War
The civil war has taken a horrifying toll on primary education in Syria. One in three schools have been damaged or destroyed, and a total of 2.4 million children are currently…
May 20, 2021