Nadine Yousif and Jessica Murphy For decades, Canada has cast itself as a country open to newcomers, with immigration policies tailored to boost its population, fill labour gaps and settle refugees fleeing conflict from around the world. But in recent months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he intends to significantly cut the number of…

CBC:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling out what he describes as a “terrifying” rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia across the country as the Israel-Hamas war grinds on. Trudeau also repeated his call for a humanitarian pause in the conflict so that hostages can be freed, foreign nationals can leave and much-needed aid can be delivered to…

Summary Kazemzadeh, H (2024) Internal Journal of ACPCS, Spring No.15. pp. 12-31 The ongoing war in Gaza has intensified the shadow conflict between Iran and Israel, with a heightened risk of escalation into a broader regional war. Iran’s influence in Lebanon and Syria, central to its “forward-defense” strategy, has led to clashes with Israeli forces…

The Context The development of the GCRI conflict model started in 2014 to provide an accessible, objective and open-source evidence base to support the EU’s conflict prevention capacities and decision-making on long-term conflict risks. The output of the GCRI serves as the quantitative input to the EU conflict early warning framework for identifying countries at…

Data Analysis of 90-day Protests in Canada Summary Report Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas armed conflict in October 2023, thousands of Canadians have demonstrated in support of both Palestine and Israel in major cities. Most of them have taken place peacefully, demanding a permanent ceasefire between parties and the release of hostages and prisoners….

The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy (IPD) is going to host its second annual Middle East Strategy Forum (MESF 2022) on May 11–12, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. Over 250 foreign policy and defence professionals, diplomats, lawmakers and bureaucrats, think-tankers and business leaders are expected to attend this 2-day conference at Delta Hotel in downtown Ottawa….

Hamed Kazemzadeh Protracted conflict has locked Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen into cycles of violence. These conflicts have fractured relationships within and between communities, and undermined social cohesion. They are both localized in parts of a country and have also created regional and international spillovers that draw in multiple regional and global actors with different…

Kazemzadeh, H. Internal Journal of ACPCS, Spring No.09. 2020 The prolonged violence in West Asia, encompassing Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, has been profoundly shaped by the political dimensions of conflict resolution. The region has endured widespread repercussions from terrorism and the subsequent War on Terror. These challenges have critically influenced security, political stability, and conflict…