1. The Jedi Return, But Whose Side Are They On?
(Blog/Politics)

... against a supposedly monastic order living a life of luxury in their giant palace in the middle of the Galactic Capitol -- and if they hadn't been replaced by a clone army with no emotional or social ties ...

2. Opposition attempt to kill Bill C-391, a bill seeking to abolish the long-gun registry, in secret
(Blog/Politics)

... having had a vote, we had a show of hands, and then we were moving to an actual recorded vote, we can't stop in the middle of the vote and have a discussion of whether we are going to go on camera. The ...

3. Is Iran more republican than America?
(Blog/World)

Iranians took to the streets again today to protest Friday's contested election results, while defeated reformist candidate Mirhossein Mousavi continued to level accusations of electoral fraud. Critics ...

4. Obama attempts to build support in the Islamic world with a speech in Cairo
(Blog/World)

... test of Obama's plan to reach out to the Muslims will be shown by his Middle East policies and not his words. Unfortunately, more often than not, Middle East policy is a zero sum game. Iran's nuclear ...

5. Obama tries to pressure Netanyahu into adopting a two-state solution: is it viable?
(Blog/World)

... program and whether or not Netanyahu will endorse Obama's two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. As always, middle east politics is extremely complex, so it's a good idea to look at some ...

6. The Kobayashi Maru
(Blog/World)

... Middle East is becoming analogous to the Kobayashi Maru, the no-win scenario that Lieutenant Saavik is faced with at the beginning of The Wrath of Khan. Can you really blame me for being so pessimistic ...

7. Obama is kosher, say Jewish community leaders
(News/Vancouver)

... They know that the American President has a major influence on the relationship between the US and Israel and the outcome of future peace negotiations in the Middle East. Some Jewish-Americans living ...

8. Oil and the Iraq War: Political and Economic Justifications for War
(Papers/Papers)

... international relations and international political economy. This paper will argue that theories that take into account both the political and economic aspects of America’s position in the Middle East ...