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Costanza Musu
Costanza Musu is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa
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War Metaphors Used for COVID-19 Are Compelling but Also Dangerous
As COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, many politicians and news media have adopted war metaphors to describe the challenges we are facing.
In Britain, Queen Elizabeth II delivering a rare speech on Apr. 5 said “we will meet again” evoking …
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Iran-U.S. Crisis Reminds Us How Culture Matters in Wartime
As tensions have ratcheted up between the United States and Iran, a series of tweets by President Donald Trump threatening the deliberate targeting of Iranian cultural sites triggered a strong negative reaction around the world.
In fact, following Trump’s …
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Commemorating Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran
- Analysis
- December 5, 2017
On November 30th, the State of Israel commemorates Jewish refugees from Arab Countries and Iran. The date is symbolic in itself, as the previous day, November 29th, marks the anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly vote of 1947 that …
READ MOREWhy ISIL Both Destroys and Exploits the Middle East’s Antiquities
- Analysis
- May 27, 2015
On May 20, forces of ISIL (the terrorist organization Islamic State in Iraq and in the Levant, also known as IS or ISIS) managed to take control of the Syrian city of Palmyra. The city, which has a population of …
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The Arab Democratic Wave and the Middle East Conflict: A Window of Opportunity
- Analysis
- October 4, 2011
In the past nine months popular demonstrations have swept the Middle East and have led to the toppling of authoritarian governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and later Libya. At the same time, other governments in the region have been experiencing intense …
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