The Forgotten Conflict of Burundi
Burundi, an African country located in the region of the Great Lakes, is going through a worrying crisis rapidly deteriorating into a civil war, opposing the government to its population, since April 2015… but no one is talking about it.…
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Gender Equality and the Economy
In the United States’s last election cycle, the world came close to the most powerful person on Earth being a woman. While it is an important step for a woman to get so close, the United States has still not had a female president. This…
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Wet Foot, Dry Foot: Obama’s Race to U.S. – Cuban Normalization
After 2 years of repairing Cold War wounds between the United States and Cuba, Obama announced the end of the 22-year-old “wet foot, dry foot” policy which granted Cubans special status to remain in the country and gain legal residency…
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The End of Political Science as We Know It
The world has entered a stage where cause can be identified, but there is no way to determine the effects that will result. The entire purpose of political science is to understand, theorize, and explain; to make sense of the non-sensical;…
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What Does Rafsanjani’s Death Mean for Iranian Politics?
Iran’s former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died on the 8th of January at the age of 84. A key figure of the country's modern history, his political career reflected the factional struggle between reformists and hardliners of the…
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Julius Grey on Inequality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvjfAE4uGVs&feature=youtu.be
MIR is pleased to present the next video in our ongoing series, Multiculturalism in the Age of Trump:
Julius Grey, renowned civil rights lawyer and former McGill Law…
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The EU and the New East: Integration, Confrontation, and Illiberalism in Belarus
The establishment of visa-free travel to Belarus for citizens of 80 countries (including European Union Member States as well as the United States) is the latest episode in the ongoing geopolitical struggle opposing Western great powers…
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Arise, Anti-Trump Christians
In February, Donald Trump posted on his Facebook page “Let me be clear—I am pro-life”. This looked to many like an effort to reach out to Christian voters, especially after displaying his ignorance about faith issues (2 Corinthians,…
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The Jerusalem Question
President Trump has declared his intention to move the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The proposed move is much more than a simple relocation; it has the potential to reignite violence in the ongoing Israel-Palestine…
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Trump’s Executive Order: Will It Be Effective?
American president Donald Trump signed an executive order that closed the country’s borders to refugees. It will temporarily suspend refugee admissions for 120 days while the screening process is reviewed, cut the refugee cap in half, and…
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