Little is known about the behavioural and environmental risk factors of COVID-19 because of a lack of high-quality epidemiological data.
Development of an Ottawa-based Foreign Policy Network will help to bridge gaps, strengthen the foreign policy community in the national capital region, and include younger professionals in ongoing work.
This project funding will support two Think Tank Initiative (TTI) grantee institutions in their efforts to achieve their long-term organizational goals in Latin America: the Instituto Desarrollo, Participación y Ciudadanía (Instituto Desarrollo) a
The Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) is a consortium of 15 members comprising Arab research and policy institutes, and partners from the United States and Europe.
Over the past two years, a number of divides have appeared in the Middle East. These occur within Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon; between Israel and Arab countries; between pro-Western regimes and their militant publics (e.g.
Many European and North American governments are committed to promoting political reform and better governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Although Iraq boasts 20 universities, only a few of them have social science departments. For four decades, Iraqi universities were denied freedom of research and free access to information.
For several decades, a variety of Canadian academic and nonacademic programs have enabled young Canadians to undertake international practicums through volunteer and work abroad programs.
The institution of the tribe continues to represent a major component of social structure throughout the Middle East, particularly in Iraq, Jordan and Yemen. Tribal relations are deeply intertwined with political relations.
The last 50 years have witnessed various mutations in Arab political parties in the Middle East and North Africa. Support for nationalist parties has waned and been eclipsed by Islamist parties, now the most dynamic and vocal in the region.