MIR Meets: Dean Baker
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Dean Baker, senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, to discuss tariffs, industrial policy, inequality, and relations between the United States and China.
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MIR Meets: Sridhar Venkatapuram Part 2
Part 2: Host Sydney Murray sits down with Sridhar Venkatapuram, Senior Lecturer in Global Health and Philosophy at King’s College, to explore the ethical dimensions of global health. They discuss how ethical frameworks are both integrated…
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MIR Meets: Sridhar Venkatapuram Part 1
Host Sydney Murray sits down with Sridhar Venkatapuram, Senior Lecturer in Global Health and Philosophy at King’s College, to explore the ethical dimensions of global health. They discuss how ethical frameworks are both integrated and…
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MIR Meets: Christopher Miller
Host Sabrina Nelson sits down with Christopher Miller, the Financial Times’ Chief Ukraine Correspondent, to discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and its potential evolution. They also delve into his experience reporting from Ukraine since…
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MIR Meets: Andrew Day
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Andrew Day, the senior editor of The American Conservative, to discuss the Ukraine War and US foreign policy regarding Russia, China, and Iran.
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MIR Meets: Anatol Lieven
Host Theo Shouse sits down with journalist and author Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft to discuss the West's relationship to Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Ukraine War.
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MIR Meets: Gerald Butts
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Gerald Butts, former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to discuss populism and democracy in North America and what it means to be a liberal.
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MIR Meets: Declan Walsh
Host Sabrina Nelson sits down with Declan Walsh, Chief Africa Correspondent for The New York Times, to discuss his frontline reporting on Sudan’s conflict and across Africa, as well as his unexpected expulsion from Pakistan. Walsh reflects…
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Don’t Shoot the Economist: Why Canada’s Rally-Around-the-Flag Effect May Soon Fade
As Canada faces an economic and diplomatic crisis with the US, the country experiences an unprecedented surge in patriotism—and a fleeting political reset.
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The Global Gag Rule: A Canary in the Coal Mine of Foreign Aid Restrictions
The Global Gag Rule was the first ideological limit on aid, but it would not be the last. It laid the groundwork for the normalization of arbitrary and partisan limitations on US aid, culminating today in Trump’s annihilation of USAID’s…
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All in on Chips: The Geopolitical Implications of the New TSMC Deal
TSMC’s new $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing marks a seismic shift geopolitical realignment, with profound implications for U.S.-China-Taiwan relations.
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The Pursuit of Transparent Journalism In The Midst Of Authoritarianism – A Discussion With War…
In this two-part series, I discuss the role and importance of transparent journalism with war correspondent Edward Girardet. In our ever-changing social and political landscape, quality reporting is more important now than ever.
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The Education Crisis in MENA and the Sahel Region
One in three children is out of school in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), leaving an estimated 30 million children between the ages of 5 and 18 without access to formal education. Access to schooling in the area had been improving…
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Drill, Baby, Drill: Why Mark Carney Should Rethink Liberal Climate Policy
Canada's oil sector needs full support from Prime Minister Carney's Liberals to revitalize the economy, not climate policies that will hamper growth when Canadians can least afford it.
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The Problematic Federal Cap on International Students: An Interview with Professor Tari Ajadi
In September 2024, Marc Miller, the former immigration minister, unveiled new limits for international students. Study permits were to decrease by 35% that year, followed by a further 10% deduction in 2025 to just 437,000. This policy was…
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Moscow’s Grip is Tightening, but Georgia Won’t Give in Without a Fight
The unchecked institutionalization of authoritarian structures, which completely ignores the consensus of Georgia’s firmly pro-democratic population, is what makes this moment stand out in Georgian history.
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Will South Korea Save its Democracy?
On December 3, South Korea faced yet another test of its democracy–President Yoon Suk-yeol, elected just 2 years ago, declared emergency martial law for the first time in 45 years temporarily granting power to the military.
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