This article looks at an interesting development in the Middle East. Across the region, girls and young women do markedly better in school than boys
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The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea -The New Yorker
This article from the New Yorker looks at the tensions between North Korea and the United States. It provides a rare glimpse into the internal
Six decisive points that changed Syria’s war -BBC
A concise overview of the Syrian Civil War which as the title suggests, identifies the key turning points in the conflict. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39233357
Why India has never seen a military dictatorship -Quartz India
Here is an interesting article looking at the durability of civilian rule in India. While all of India’s neighbors -Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Sri Lanka-
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ISU 2017 “After the Arab Spring: Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary Middle East” Instructor: Dr. James Devine Mount Allison University (New Brunswick Canada) email:
In North Korea, ‘Surgical Strike’ Could Spin Into ‘Worst Kind of Fighting’ – The New York Times
This New York Times article examines the possibility of a surgical strike against North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. As the title suggests, the author is
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