The McGill International Review - Canada's premier undergraduate journal of international affairs.

Infantino’s weaponization of FIFA as an instrument to amass power will have repercussions not just for fans of soccer, but for the game's role in global politics—no longer is it just a sport, but a pawn in an autocratic game.
Read More...

What does it really mean to be free? The West may not like the answer, but it’s time we start asking the question.
Read More...

As the sun sets on conflict-ridden Myanmar, the struggle over who controls what grows murkier—and ethnic passions grow fiercer.
Read More...

Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons exposes the tensions at the heart of the global nuclear order.
Read More...

A continuous emphasis from the EU on “shared values” and “win-win cooperation” often conceals a deeper imbalance in how priorities are set and whose actual interests are served.
Read More...

If soccer is a universal language, the proliferation of soccer mega-events translates into an increasingly intimate relationship between politics and the "beautiful game."
Read More...

As global power shifts, Africa is making clear it won’t be sidelined anymore. This article unpacks how the continent is navigating old institutions, forging new alliances, and pushing for real influence in a changing world.
Read More...

When the cost of inaction is irrelevance, Canada's decision to ramp up defence spending is not submission, it is survival.
Read More...

Portugal's dramatic shift from liberal to restrictive immigration policies reflects the growing influence of the far right and broader European tensions over national identity.
Read More...

While Republicans' healthcare cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill are historically massive, the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits will cause more immediate political damage for the GOP.
Read More...