The New Context

The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School

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The Resurgent GCC & The Fight for the Future of the Middle East

War in Syria and Iraq has upset the traditional balance of power in the Middle East. In the short term this has already led to some fascinating developments and political realignments. While there is broad agreement that the only solution […]

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Salam Neighbor – Bridging the Gap Between Two Worlds?

From January 19 through February 15, American filmmakers Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci will be living alongside recently displaced families in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. Realizing the severity of their own lack of understanding and misconception of the Syrian […]

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Inside Za’atari Camp: A Photo Essay

Ben Homer visited the Za’artari Refugee Camp in Jordan in August 2013.  The media has seized on Za’atari Refugee camp as a focal point of the Syrian refugee crisis. Aerial photographs show the massive scale of the camp  which today […]