The National Post – In their latest op-ed ICWA Trustee Julie Barlow and Past Fellow Jean-Benoît Nadeau explain the growing support for National Front, a right-wing alternative to France’s two mainstream parties, the Socialists and Les Républicains. They posit that the National Front is gaining support because of its willingness to address issues like immigration, nationalism, and race, which are political taboos […]
(video) (scope & program) This conference will explore three key dimensions of the migration crisis, uncovering lessons from past crises, elucidating the immediate and most critical challenges emanating from the MENA region, and examining the positive potential of the migration flows. […]
12 Nov 2015 Le Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Alger is held on hallowed ground. Between the massive Martyrs Monument and the Army Museum, the white tent city of booksellers, exhibitions, plenaries and workshops sits above the hills, upon a multi-floor shopping center of the Esplanade de Riadh El Feth. The Martyrs Monument’s distinctive […]
Politico- In Thomas Goltz’s latest article, he writes about the small soccer team called Qarabağ-Ağdam, the “Horsemen” from Azerbaijan and the struggles they have overcome during and after the 1988-94 Karabakh War, consisting of “a bitter war, exile and the long climb to international football heights.” Goltz goes in depth about how far they have had to come in order to […]
The National- Past Fellow Paul Rahe’s has recently released a new book, The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta. In his review of The Grand Strategy, Steve Donoghue writes that the book “is intensely well-researched and well-balanced” and that it “tells the old stories in a new light.” The book is the first in what will be a trilogy […]
Foreign Affairs- In his newest article, Gregory Feifer writes about the aftermath of the downing of the Russian aircraft on November 24,2015 and about Vladimir Putin’s next move. Feifer writes, “His moves toward rapprochement, no less than his hostility, are aimed not at building a genuine anti-terror coalition but at challenging the West to a high-stakes game […]