Keep Talking: The Rise of Left-Wing Extremism in Trump’s America
If you’ve spent any time on the internet in the last week, it’s likely you’ve heard about The Daily Show host Trevor Noah’s interview with Tomi Lahren, a right-wing commentator and poor conservative attempt to relate to “the millennials.”…
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Barack of Arabia: Obama’s Diplomatic Legacy in the Middle East
Eight years ago, President Obama electrified the world with the promises to end the wars of his predecessor in Iraq and Afghanistan, close down Guantanamo Bay and end America’s traditional support for autocrats and dictators in the Middle…
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The Burden of Proof: Sexual Assault Laws in the UAE
A British tourist was recently arrested in Dubai on the charges of extramarital sex, after she reported to authorities that two British nationals had raped her in a hotel room. A statement from the Dubai government said reports given by the…
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China: Rising Leader in Climate Change Initiatives
In light of Donald Trump becoming the President-elect of the United States, much of what the U.S. had previously promised to do to take steps towards renewable energy and lowered carbon emissions, may be dismantled. This would leave China…
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Fidel Castro: An Unlikely Role Model
In today’s international community, interaction is inevitable. Globalization and modernization have brought about a level of inter-relatedness that is unprecedented in its depth, breadth, and subsequent influence on international affairs.…
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A Villain Among Heroes: Marcos’ burial in the Cemetery of Heroes
The Marcos family has been attempting to move Ferdinand Marcos’ preserved remains, which have been memorialized in an air-conditioned room in Ilocos Norte, to the Cemetery of Heroes for over 25 years. Throughout this time, incumbent…
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On McGill’s New Policy Against Sexual Violence: A Renewed Commitment to End Violence Against…
A Statement from Independent Women for Equality McGill
Alexandra Yiannoutsos coauthored this piece along with Sarah M. Mah and Kateryna Gordiychuk
On December 6th, 1989, a lone gunman walked into a class of engineering students at École…
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Let Them in, for Goodness Sake!: Negotiation Talks Cease for Turkey’s EU Accession
As one of the Central Powers, the Ottoman Empire found itself on the losing side of the First World War. Shortly after, "the sick man of Europe" underwent a secularist revolution under the guidance of Turkish nationalist, nation-builder…
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The Scattered French Left
“Today, I am conscious of the risks that would arise from an approach, such as mine, that would not gather up to a great extent.” This is how François Hollande announced that he would not run for a second five-year term.
Who will then,…
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Peace on Earth and Goodwill Towards Yemen
When the war in Yemen began, military advisors and foreign policy experts claimed the fighting would come to a swift end. That was in March of 2015. In the 20-odd months since, at least 10,000 people have been killed and Yemen has been…
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