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In the last two decades, there have been discoveries of oil and natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean. We asked Dr. Bulent Şenses for his take on the current situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and Turkey's position in these events.
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The rapid spread of COVID-19 on cruise ships has shed light on long-standing issues with labour regulation as well as stark class divides within the industry.
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Bitcoin developers have cast their program as an outstretched hand reaching the world’s underdeveloped populations, but these communities may be underwater by the time Bitcoin approaches their shores.
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It is obvious that the war triggered will be harmful in the long run; it might, in fact, permanently disrupt well-established patterns of oil trade.
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As of today, more than 1,500 cases of separated families remain, with many dating back to 2017, meaning they have been apart for more than two years. Young children are growing up without their parents by their side due to the Trump…
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COVID-19 struck at the wrong time for a state looking to roll back welfare and build a private marketplace. If the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia doesn’t adapt to fluctuating revenue, the poor and middle class will be left in a lurch as the…
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As of February 2020, over 100 Polish municipal or local governments have proclaimed themselves to be “free from LGBTQ ideology”. It is unclear what the word ‘ideology’ used here is supposed to mean. PiS party members have used this…
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Building a city from scratch is hard, but the task of building a sustainable city may prove to be even more difficult, and is a project that is likely to go beyond the end of Jokowi’s term in 2024. As the old adage goes—Rome wasn’t built in…
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Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for the 2019-2020 MIR Awards. From all of us at the McGill International Review, we appreciate your continued support. Congratulations to all the winners! - MIR Editorial Board, 2019-2020…
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We all know about the doctrine of “American exceptionalism”—that the United States has been uniquely molded by the values of liberty, equality, representative democracy, and laissez-faire economics—but have you ever heard of “Colombian…
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