The Genocide Problem: “Never Again” All Over Again
On a quiet Sunday in the early summer of 1999, I was recruited into the tiny but growing army of enigmatic characters who devote their lives to studying genocide. It …
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Tortured Civilizations: Islam and the West
In the brutal aftermath of the war on Iraq, a genuine clash of civilizations has emerged. Could it have been avoided?
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The Black Hole of Guantanamo Bay
Omar Khadr has been held incommunicado by the United States for almost two years. He could be a terrorist, but without due process we may never know
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Houshang’s Promise
He was kidnapped and tortured, his multi-million-dollar business was destroyed, and his family threatened. Now, as a Canadian citizen, Houshang Bouzari is going after the government of Iran through the civil court system
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Online fantasy games have booming economies and citizens who love their political systems. Are these virtual worlds the best place to study the real one?
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The Ultimate High Ground
The U.S. is weaponizing space. Canada is firmly opposed … but not necessarily
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Continental Divide
Can we sympathize with America’s post-9/11 position without getting tangled in the country’s paranoid militarism?
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Mapping the Blues
Looking for the dark, hidden pathways of depression
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Where Leaders Fail
Can a small group of Israeli and Palestinian citizens succeed where the zealots and dreamers could not?
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