Holding the WTO Hostage: A Risky Gamble
The World Trade Organization (WTO), with its 164 members, is the largest trade agreement in the world. The function of the WTO is to create predictability; it ensures that all members play by the rules of international trade and imposes…
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Turkey’s Cartoonists Under Fire, Freedom of Speech Under Threat
In the beginning of January 2015, an attack that took place in the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo shook the entire nation of France. The shooting, conducted by three gunmen affiliated with al-Qaeda, murdered ten…
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THЭ VЭRΔICT: The Dima Yakovlev Law
The Dima Yakovlev Law: Orphans, Abuse and Political Stratagem
July 8th 2008: Dimitri Yakovlev, renamed Chase Harrison, is accidentally left strapped in a hot car by his adoptive father for 9 hours and dies of heatstroke.
November…
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Back in Session: Canada’s Progress on Policies and the First Minister’s Meeting
Since Parliament entered summer recess, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been busy attending the G7, walking in Pride Parades and going on a European tour. There was truly no shortage of photo opportunities this summer, but the sparkle of…
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Finding a Middle Way: Reconciling Religion with Politics under Erdogan
As of September 2017, Turkish school curriculums will no longer teach Darwin’s widely accepted Theory of Evolution. In a country recently wracked by political upheaval, this latest development and move towards a more religious public…
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The Horn of Africa: Black Rhino conservation in Kenya and how it intersects with community interests
The State of Rhinos in Africa
Global rhino populations today are a tenth of what they were at the beginning of the 20th century. Black Rhinos are at especially high risk of disappearing from Africa. Listed as Critically Endangered,…
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Saving Illinois Elections: Campaign Finance Reform
Last week, Ameya Pawar, alderman from the 47th ward of Chicago, dropped out of the Illinois Democratic primary gubernatorial race. Pawar ran for governor under the premise of a “New Deal for Illinois.” The new deal had powerful, progressive…
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Uganda’s Refugee Paradise
A quick Google search into Uganda’s refugee policy and you will find yourself eye-to-eye with the world’s most refugee-friendly country. Headlines praising Uganda’s ultra-progressive refugee policy tell the stories of humanitarian workers…
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What is MIR?
Liked our promo video? Want to find out more about MIR? Discover how the online publication has grown since its inception in 2013 and what lies ahead for us!
Directed by Carlo Mole
Edited by Patrick Beacham
Audio by Harry Turner…
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Puerto Rico: The Forgotten Territory
Tragedies should never go unnoticed, particularly not if the tragedy is of the magnitude which Puerto Rico faced three weeks ago. Only two weeks after being struck by Hurricane Irma, the densely populated US territory was struck by…
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