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Climate change is currently at the centre of international affairs, as rising global temperatures threaten long-term environmental and economic sustainability in regards to energy production. The primary sources of global energy are carbon…
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On December 2, 2016, one of the largest breaks from conventional U.S. foreign policy shook the world in the form of a phone call between President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan and President-elect Donald Trump. As has been previously reported,…
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**Note: This blog post is meant to suggest improvements with the immigration system based on my personal experience, and it is by no means a true case for all visa applications. No immigration system is perfect. For the most part, the…
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Global uncertainty has reached exceptional levels following the election of Donald Trump as president of the world's most powerful country. He has promised a withdrawal from multilateral trade institutions and partnerships like NAFTA or…
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For the last ten years, the United States has consistently ranked either fourth or fifth among countries with the most confirmed executions, and most commonly follows behind China, Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Although in recent…
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Pipeline consciousness has become increasingly widespread on social media, but it’s time to address another environmentally relevant topic that rarely appears on Facebook feeds: The Amazon rainforest. This beautiful landscape stretches…
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A man you could look to with sheer disgust. A person of power walking under a rain cloud of ignorance with the thought of human rights in the puddles under his feet. The Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, held a long 57-year legacy that…
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The post-Obama period will be crucial in terms of securing and consolidating the positive economic growth that has developed in the past 8 years. The United States' economy has returned to its pre-recession size, with a robust job market…
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On November 28th, the Houthi rebels fighting the Yemeni government declared a government after twenty months of futile conflict. Diplomats were hoping that the rebels would agree to form a unity government as part of a peace process, but…
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Five months ago, following the defeat of a referendum on which he had essentially staked his career, British PM David Cameron tendered his resignation, leading to widespread fears of economic instability and political uncertainty within…
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