The Study of The Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Context of Turkey
Trip Summary: YIRA Winter 2016 International Trip to Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, Turkey During our 11-days stay at Turkey, we had the incredible opportuni...
The Persistence of the FARC Conflict
This comment is a continuation of the YIRA Winter 2016 International Trip Group’s Bogotá, Colombia Trip Summary. The persistence of the FARC conflict in Colombi...
Peace Negotiation: A Reflection
This comment is a continuation of the YIRA Winter 2016 International Trip Group’s Bogotá, Colombia Trip Summary. “Si los árboles hablaran todo lo que ven, no ex...
Understanding the Peace Processes in Colombian Society
This comment is a continuation of the YIRA Winter 2016 International Trip Group’s Bogotá, Colombia Trip Summary. The research conducted during our visit to Bogo...
Understanding and Reinterpreting Colombian Stereotypes
This comment is a continuation of the YIRA Winter 2016 International Trip Group’s Bogotá, Colombia Trip Summary. A number of stereotypes regarding Latin America...
The Underlying Ideology of the FARC
This comment is a continuation of the YIRA Winter 2016 International Trip Group’s Bogotá, Colombia Trip Summary. Learning more about the FARC’s underlying...
Military Capacity of the Fuerzas Revolucionarias Armadas de Colombia (FARC)
This comment is a continuation of the YIRA Winter 2016 International Trip Group’s Bogotá, Colombia Trip Summary. Starting in the mid-1960s, several leftis...
Bogotá, Colombia Trip Summary
Entitled “The Colombian Peace Process: A Human Rights Perspective,” our trip sought to grapple with the peace accords between the Colombian government of Juan M...
“The Disinherited”: Migration, Survival, and the Underclass in Tehran (1950-1980)
In early spring of 1979, after the exile of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and amidst the rule of the Provisional Government, Iranians from a diverse set of backgro...
Tribal Rugs: Weaving Modernity into Afghanistan
The complexity of Afghanistan’s carpets extends well beyond their appearance. Afghan tribes have been weaving in Central Asia for thousands of years, using thei...