Reviewing European Collective Security on the 75th anniversary of VE Day
On the 100th anniversary of the League of Nations founding and 75th anniversary of VE Day, it is worth reflecting on both the benefits that European collective security has brought, as well as its current poor condition.
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What is the Real Utility of the UN’s Commission for Social Development?
"Given all the politicking and painstaking debate over simple resolution phrases, one would think that the resolutions of the Commission have had some sort of tangible impact on the ground. Whether this has been observed in practice is less…
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CSocD 58: Expectations and Realities of Diplomacy in Practice
From February 10th-19th 2020, the International Relations Students' Association of McGill (IRSAM) attended the United Nations 58th Commission for Social Development (CSocD 58). In addition to viewing the debate over resolutions, the…
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Democracy Post-Pandemic: Big Tech’s Growing Hold on North America
For many North American politicians, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic calls to envision a frictionless, digitalized world. Yet with some calling upon tech industry giants and the ultra-wealthy to establish this “new normal," the move might…
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Underground Techno Raves in Singapore: a New Political Dawn for Disaffected Youth?
The promotional material posted by Horizon99 on their events’ pages reads more like a political manifesto than online advertising. The use of strong anti-capitalist statements ranging from “The neoliberal ideological engine sputters on” to…
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The Effects of Vote-By-Mail on 2020 Democratic Campaigns
If Democrats wish to unseat Donald Trump in 2020, they will not only have to defend vote-by-mail but also use this platform to lead a strong get out the vote campaign to ensure that voters will not abstain amidst COVID-19 fears.
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The Right Perspective: How Republican Youth May Be the Key to Enacting Climate Action in the US
Young Republicans are becoming increasingly central to achieving a political middle ground between left-wing and right-wing Americans. They may even prove to be game-changers in pushing for a new brand of achievable climate action.
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Growling Discontent: The Anti-Casteism of the Dalit Panthers
“We must uproot the varna system, the caste system that enslaves us in its snares. The soil in which it survives and grows must be made infertile. We must understand that the caste nature of the term Dalit is breaking down.”—from the…
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Opinion | The Confederate Ghost Whispers to Evangelicals
Of the relationship between some denominations of evangelicals and the Republican Party, Staff Writer Jonah Fried opines: "This ongoing relationship between party and sect, birthed in racism and empowered by religious fundamentalism, has…
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Gay and Afraid: What South Korea Taught Us About the Dangers of Contact Tracing
Having established the consequences of compulsory contact tracing on the LGBTQ+ community in South Korea, is this a model that other countries should wish to replicate?
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