Iran and the Arab Uprisings
Ever since the Islamic Revolution, Iran has tried to cast itself as the head of the radical camp in the Middle East. Iran’s foreign policy did not lose its revolutionary zeal through the years. Iranian support for radical mov...
Enough About The Driving Ban – Saudi Women Have Bigger Problems
Last October, Saudi women made headlines once again by challenging their country’s ban on female drivers and getting behind the wheel. The October 26th driving campaign saw over a dozen women take to the streets, undeterred b...
Business As Usual
The Snowden revelations have cause us to re-examine our internet freedom and right to self-privacy. The far reaching surveillance by the National Security Agency and the rest of the Five Eyes (Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealan...
WATCH: Where’s the Controversy in Saving Lives?
Today, more than 200 million women in developing countries who don’t want to get pregnant lack access to contraceptives. This is a life and death crisis. Complications in pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death ...
The War Against Killer Robots
“As a species, we’ve somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we’ll ever survive our own ingenuity.R...
Climate Change Diplomacy In 2014: A Universal Failure?
Traditionally this time of the year – as we try to savour the last concluding days of the old year and look in eager anticipation to the new – serves as a period of reflection in many areas of our lives. We ponder w...
