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Jason Brown, our Lecturer in Religious Studies, on contemplative and somatic approaches to healing: ow.ly/xs3I50WAqM6

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@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, talks to Fairchild TV about the Battle River by-election (timestamp: 1:04–2:09): ow.ly/yy1i50WAesZ

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James Horncastle is an assistant professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney professor in international relations at Simon Fraser University Podcast Episode · Shaye Ganam · 2025-07-31 · 10m

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social returns to 880 CHED's @ShayeGanam Podcast to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war after Russia launched waves of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv.

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Israel’s attack on Syria: Protecting the Druze minority or a regional power play? Israel’s strikes in Syria, framed as protecting the Druze, reflect a strategy to fragment the Syrian state and secure Israel’s role as the dominant regional power.

Israel’s aggressive revisionism seeks to violently reshape the Middle East.
This is my second piece in The Conversation on its escalating strikes in Syria, its claim to protect the Druze, and the broader fallout in the Middle East.
🔗 theconversation.com/israels-atta...

Summer has brought both hope and questions for Ukraine amid Donald Trump’s posturing Ukraine is managing to survive what could be Russia’s last chance at decisive victory if Donald Trump is serious about his ceasefire threats to the Russian regime.

@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine amid Trump's recent threats: ow.ly/Oqy050Wx4Sa

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Fall 2025 enrollment has begun! From the heart of human existence to the socio-cultural context of myths, we offer courses under a number of different designations. Explore the richness of the humanities by taking a course this fall! @sfufass.bsky.social

See course outlines: ow.ly/cUTP50Wl8Ur

How Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iran were facilitated by the Russia-Ukraine war The U.S. government may argue that supporting Ukraine is not in American interests, but Ukraine’s ongoing fight against Russia is actually assisting Americans elsewhere — most notably, in Iran.

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on how the Russia-Ukraine war affected Iran's air defences, leaving it vulnerable to the Israeli and U.S. strikes. @ca.theconversation.com @sfufass.bsky.social

Read now: ow.ly/e6cX50Wh25i

Seeking advantages abroad: Ukrainian SOF in Africa Ukrainian Special Operation Forces (SOF) have been active in Africa since the start of the current phase of the Russia-Ukraine War. In perhaps the most notable instance, Ukrainian SOF supported Tua...

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social's new journal article on how Ukraine's Special Operation Forces in Africa represents part of its efforts to defeat Russia. @tandfresearch.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social

Read now: ow.ly/fioz50Wk0Tl

Warfare in the Mountains to Wage War in the City: The Cypriot War of Independence and Lessons for Contemporary Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism The Cypriot War of Independence is a critical case study for contemporary counterinsurgency (COIN) and counterterrorism (CT) studies. Given COIN and CT’s ongoing significance, policymakers and practit...

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on the Cypriot War Of Independence and how it can be a study in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism measures. @sfufass.bsky.social

Read now: ow.ly/XFQ650WbZZp

Join us on July 26, from 2:30–4:30PM, for a private screening of “I Am Gitxsan,” followed by a discussion with Director Hossein Martin Fazeli! Event is open to @sfu.ca's students/faculty, associates of the Institute for the Humanities, and those who self-identify as Indigenous. @sfufass.bsky.social

Why Israel and the U.S. are sure to encounter the limits of air power in Iran The U.S. military could certainly make an impact in any air campaign against Iran. But it will want to avoid another Iraq-like quagmire.

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on the Israel-Iran conflict and Israel's calls for the United States' support.

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How Israel’s domestic crises and Netanyahu’s aim to project power are reshaping the Middle East Israel’s military actions —in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and now Iran — reflect the melding of Benjamin Netanyahu’s domestic political survival and his revisionist aims to reshape the regional order.

Today on TheConversation Canada my two cents on the convergence of a domestic political crisis & a profound strategic shift as Israel evolves into a more unchecked aggressive actor in a fragmented international order
@sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-israels-...

@sfu.ca students Diego Barrios-Stewart, Citlalli Gonzalez, and Nick Parker along with alumni Sarah Grenier and Madison Poole visiting the site of Stobi in North Macedonia alongside @sabrinahiggins.bsky.social. They are currently working on the excavations at Golemo Gradiste. @sfufass.bsky.social

Trump Says Israel & Iran Violated Ceasefire SFU Professor, James Horncastle addresses Trump's comments on Israel & Iran's ceasefire violations on CTV Morning Live.

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social addresses Trump's comments on Israel & Iran's ceasefire violations on CTV Morning Live. @sfufass.bsky.social

Watch now: ow.ly/6OUA50WfFU1

Guest Host Angela Kokott - APP, Oil and Gas Wells, U.S. Missile Strike Shaye Ganam · Episode

McWhinney Professor in International Relation @jhorncastle.bsky.social speaks to 880 CHED's Shaye Ganam podcast about the United States bombing Iran. Timestamp: 46:20–56:32. @sfufass.bsky.social

Listen now: ow.ly/eNQX50WfatB

YouTube video by Institute for the Humanities India and Israel: Partners in Genocide

Recording of our cosponsored lecture by @azadessa.bsky.social is now live on YouTube.

The talk examines how India became a strategic partner with Israel in the ongoing colonization of Kashmir, the ethnic cleansing of Indian Muslims, and the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

youtu.be/sHgbu99qRW8

Israel launches attack on Iran Podcast Episode · Mornings with Simi · 2025-06-13 · Bonus · 10m

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social speaks to 730 CKNW's Mornings with Simi about Israel's recent airstrikes on Iran's nuclear and missile sites. @sfufass.bsky.social

Listen now: ow.ly/1VA550W9bcf

We had a blast celebrating convocation last week! Almost 1,000 photos are now up on the FASS Flickr account 📸 Congratulations again to all of our FASS grads! We are so proud of you! ❤️ #mySFUgrad
www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/06/convocation-recap.html

The "Media+Environment" journal, co-edited by our Woodsworth Chair @eevakheev.bsky.social, launched a new stream (the open-access, continuously-published version of an ‘issue’) on the Wind Humanities: "Wind as Model, Media, and Experience." @sfufass.bsky.social

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Canada West-Political Segment ...

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social talks about Canada’s international affairs and defence spending on Fairchild TV's Canada West-Political Segment. @sfufass.bsky.social

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Kyïv reflections My time in Kyïv1 last week was both enlightening and reassuring, even as it featured some of the most dramatic events of the 3+ year full-scale war — Operation Spider Web being one of them (s…

J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities Adrian Ivakhiv (@eevakheev.bsky.social) reflects on his travels to Ukraine and Poland amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, specifically his stay in Kyïv just before the recent bombings.

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Read now: blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv-ukr...

Humanities graduate to pursue master’s degree on intersection of material culture and the human condition

Global Humanities graduate Tallisen Smith concludes her BA journey w/ plans to undertake the rigors of grad studies with a proposed MA project on “architecture [as] the bones of humanity.”

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Learn more about her time at SFU and plans for grad school: www.sfu.ca/globalhumani...