Generalisations After Trump’s Election
Extremist Trump supporters have been bolder with their action since their champion’s win on November 8th. For example, Muslim women have been threatened for wearing hijabs, black Americans are threatened with violence and are verbally…
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100 days of Trump: Tackling Corruption
President-elect, Donald Trump has released an action plan to “make America great again”outlining his goals for his first 100 days in office. He calls it his contract with the American people and promises to restore honesty and…
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South Africa’s Withdrawal from the ICC: A Potential Compromise of Judicial Integrity
On October 21st, 2016 South Africa decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following Burundi’s decision earlier that week. In the midst of increasing criticism and accusations of anti-African bias, the International…
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Review’s Radio: Report of an Interesting Walk through “Through Tragedy We Transform”
For this fourth episode of Review's Radio on Demand, I had the privilege of walking through the Visual Arts Collection's display of the fascinating transformation of McGill University following the Great War before the official opening.…
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The Terminology of Terrorists
In a time period that promotes the importance of political correctness, this necessity has also spread to include the terms that designate terrorist groups. This is currently most clearly seen through the various titles assigned to the…
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Saudi Arabia’s Re-election to the Human Rights Council
On 28 October 2016, the United Nations General Assembly elected fourteen states to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Saudi Arabia was able to retain its position in the council unlike Russia who narrowly lost their seat to…
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An Unlikely Match: Analyzing the Consequences of a Saudi-Russia Oil Deal
Last month, Russian and Saudi Arabian leaders announced that they would collaborate on a deal to bring falling oil prices back to optimal levels. Concrete details have yet to be determined and announced to the public, but the potential…
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Cold War in Warming Waters: The Uncertain Prospects of Marine Protection
On October 28th, 2016, and after five years of failed negotiations, the 25 members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) signed an international agreement establishing a Marine Protection…
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Dr. Ram Jakhu and the Meteoric Rise of Air and Space Law
We sat down with Dr. Ram Jakhu, the director of McGill University's world-leading Institute of Air and Space Law, to discuss his fascinating field as well as contemporary and historical issues in space exploration. For more about Dr. Ram…
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Is Zimbabwe on the Brink of Another Economic Crisis?
After considerable economic recovery and growth from 2009 to 2012, the Zimbabwean economy is projected to grow by a meagre 0.4% in 2016. The slowdown is believed to be the result of the negative consequences of dollarization, the regime…
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