Welcome to MIR: We Think on a Global Scale
Directed by Carlo Mole
Edited by Carlo Mole & Xiuyuan Zhu
Videography by Xiuyuan Zhu & Shimon Chenzhou
Narrated by Benjamin Aloi
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Under the Weather: Caribbean charts a path beyond Irma and Maria
Every hurricane season, the crystal blue waters that attract swaths of tourists to the Caribbean turn against the island nations so dependent on their idyllic draw. The stunning beaches, tropical forests, and pastel houses many picture when…
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In Light of the Pence-Kobach Commission, the Voting Reform Discourse Should Remain Focused on…
In the past few years, the discourse surrounding voting reform in the United States has become increasingly divisive, pitting voting rights activists dedicated to expanding the franchise against politicians devoted to the limitation of…
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Protesting the Powerful: Art & Resistance in Turkey
Turkey’s history is no stranger to public clashes between the government and its people over socio-political issues. In 2013 mass demonstrations took place after police took violent measures to end peaceful protests against the…
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The 19th Communist Party Congress: A Test for Xi Jinping
In mid-October, about 2,300 delegates will gather in Beijing for the 19th Party Congress. Held every 5 years, the Party Congress has three main functions. The first one is to set broad policy guidelines and agenda for the next five years.…
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Winds of Change: Angola’s Political Zeitgeist
Perhaps no country better exemplifies the resource curse than Angola: although the country has vast natural wealth in the form of diamonds and oil, it remains one of the least developed countries in the world. Rather than using their…
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One Country…Two Systems? A Question of Autonomy in Hong Kong
On September 20th of 2017, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam pushed for an end to the claims of independence at Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong. She claims that the question of independence and the persistent resistance from…
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The Nuclear Kingdom
On September 14th, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, colloquially termed North Korea, threatened to sink Japan and turn the United States of America into ashes and darkness. These aggressive statements came in response to fresh…
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Ante portas: Radical Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
With every rubbled Raqqa street, the US-backed Kurdish and Arab Free Syrian Army inches closer towards victory over the so-called Islamic State (IS). As the Salafist group lives out its final days in the Middle East, the world prepares for…
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Plastic Policy: An Overview of the Global Plastic Pollution Problem and Kenya’s Answer
In Rachel Carson’s book, Under the Sea Wind, she poignantly describes the beauty of living on a planet as singular as our own: “To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving…
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