Turkey: On the Road to a Presidential System 17 February 2017The Turkish parliament has adopted a constitutional reform package that introduces a presidential system. The amendments not only impair parliament’s role but also […] Read More
What Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s new foreign minister, brings to the Global Affairs file 23 January 2017The former journalist, who found success with CETA as trade minister and is barred from Russia, replaced Stéphane […] Read More
Fall of Aleppo: Challenges Persist 05 January 2017After years of rebel control in the ongoing Syrian civil war, the city of Aleppo fell under the full control of the Syrian […] Read More
The Russian Federation’s New Foreign Policy Concept 05 January 2017On 30 November 2016, President Vladimir Putin signed a new Russian Foreign Policy Concept. In the document, Russia states its aspirations to pursue […] Read More
A Blow to South Africa’s Soft Power: Leaving the ICC 26 November 2016South Africans woke up on the morning of 21 October 2016 to the shocking announcement that the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, […] Read More
The International Dimension of the Fight for Aleppo 25 October 2016The offensive by Bashar al-Assad’s military, supported by Russian troops, on Aleppo—Syria’s largest city—might be successful. This large-scale operation was facilitated by the […] Read More