November 2015

Articles

• 5 November 2015, by Messaoud Romdhani

  The Nobel Prize for Quartet: Great!! But Let’s Wait For The Silver Lining

  The Nobel Committee justified its attribution of the Prize for Peace by saying that the National Dialogue led by the quartet, a group of civil society organizations made up of The Tunisian (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Sophie Reuss

  The Best Offence is to (De)Fence! The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Turkish Elections

  The November 1 election results in Turkey mark a transformation in the political negotiations concerning the Syrian refugee crisis. While politicians, activists, and media outlets have attempted (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Tapan Bose

  Why I Am Returning The National Awards

  Fundamental freedoms, freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of movement are under serious threat in our country. Never in the history of independent India, we were told what kind (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Sophia Reuss

  Mass Mobilization and COP 21: An Interview with Roger Rashi

  I interviewed Roger Rashi, long-time social and political activist in Montreal, on October 28th, 2015 to discuss the impending COP 21 conference in Paris and the parallel mobilizations planned. (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Katrina Gibbs

  Drone Warfare: Who Are We Protecting?

  Since their inception, drones have been a controversial weapon of war. Drone warfare has not only continued to advance technologically, but also the frequency of their use has steadily increased (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Kyle Jacques

  Who Wants What in Syria: A Guide for the Perplexed

  As I write this, the foreign ministers of about twenty different countries are seated around a conference table in Vienna arguing about what should be done in Syria. That now twenty countries (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Dylan Boyko

  Questions, Period/Question Period

  Explain to me, if you can, why we love public figures. Narrative creation, especially in the realm of public policy, seems an inauspicious way to search for new politicians or validate old ones. (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Jennifer Geleff

  Cop21: Idealized Inclusivity

  Conference of Parties (COP) is an annual meeting among the countries of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This year’s meeting, COP21, will be held in Paris with a total of (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Ahmad Jaradat

  Palestinian Uprising Moves Forward

  This week, Palestinians have participated in demonstrations against the Israeli occupation consistently, and in huge numbers. Moreover, Palestinian political groups are publicly calling for (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

  Interview: Irfan Habib

  Irfan Habib, the eminent historian, on how the present government’s large-scale project to saffronise history does not stand rigorous historical scrutiny and why the Hindu Right, given its record (...)
• 5 November 2015, by Immanuel Wallerstein

  "Obama’s Impossible Options in the Middle East"

  President Barack Obama is being criticized on all sides for whatever he does these days in the Middle East. And well he might, since there is probably nothing he can do to become the deciding and (...)
• 5 November 2015, by AIC

  Support Alternative Information Centre

  The Alternative Information Center (AIC) is now launching an appeal, not simply because of the current Israeli offensive, but as we know there are more to come and we must be prepared. To (...)