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What Does Mullah Omar’s Death Mean for Afghan Peace Talks?
- Analysis
- August 12, 2015
While the Taliban insurgency rages in Afghanistan, the acknowledgement of Mullah Omar’s death has sparked debates on the impact of this event on the future of the peace talks and the Taliban war. The enigmatic Taliban leader Mullah Omar remains as elusive in life as in death. His death is now confirmed and accepted in
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(Almost) A Good Idea: Banning Travel to Designated Conflict Zones
- Analysis
- August 11, 2015
Excerpted from the original version published on the National Security Law blog, August 10, 2015 On the election trail yesterday, Stephen Harper proposed a criminal law ban on travel to designated zones he described as “ground zero” for terrorism. Paring away the hyperbole and the more mischievous comments I have seen tweeted about (“no more
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The Charter Strikes Back: A Step Forward for Refugee Rights in Canada
- Analysis
- July 30, 2015
By Stephanie J. Silverman Almost a year after the Federal Court of Canada struck down the ban on refugee claimants’ denial of health care, a new judicial review finds that a pernicious aspect of the Conservatives’ overhaul of refugee rights is discriminatory and must end. In July 2015, Mr. Justice Boswell found a Canadian Charter
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Disaffection Prevails Among Afghans Today
- Analysis
- July 15, 2015
In April of 2014, when I visited Afghanistan to observe its third national election, the spring air in Kabul was filled with the anticipation, hope and determination of common men and women exercising their democratic rights to vote in the face of severe threats from the Taliban. But with a second round of the election,
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