A House Divided
It’s rather ironic that Hilary should run for president as a liberal and Trump as a conservative, for it’s really the opposite. Trump’s claim to the oval is based on radical, system-overturning proposals of re-defining foreign policy,…
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A Call for Increased Transparency
A bureaucracy works. It’s evident in the success of Canada’s systems. No process is perfect, and there are definitely some flaws in the system. On the state level, a few mistakes can be overlooked if the system works as a whole. On an…
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Pence’s Serenity vs. Kaine’s Aggression: Who Came Out on Top?
After a very fluctuating debate complete with myriad interruptions, it was evident that this battle for the vice presidency was nothing less than a verbal boxing match with Time Kaine on the offensive and Mike Pence on the defensive. They…
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Religion and Politics in Malaysia: A Possible National Destabilization?
With a multi-ethnic and diversified population in terms of religion, the political systems in Malaysia are crucial in maintaining any semblance of co-operation and order. This same sense of order is under threat by violent discourse on the…
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Change is Necessary: Selection of the UN Secretary-General 2016
As we ring in the new year on the first day of 2017, a new Secretary-General of the United Nations will take over the position vacated by the well-respected Ban Ki-moon, and his name is António Guterres. Nearing the end of Ban's second…
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J. F. Poisson: The Outsider Republican
The first TV debate of the 2017 French primaries took place this Wednesday, and it did two things: it maintained the Juppé/Sarkozy status quo while it propelled an as of now unknown candidate, namely Jean-Frédéric Poisson.
At first…
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Making a Sinner Look Like a Saint: Condemning the Mainstream Media’s Portrayal of Trump
The media is abuzz with the most notorious name of 2016: Donald Trump. He is impossible to escape, appearing on every cover page of every news outlet as we come even closer to the finishing line of the Presidential Election Campaign.…
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2016 French Education Reform: An Ideological Rewriting of History in School Manuals?
*French-to-English translations by the author*
The start of the school year would not be a French one without another uproar sparked by the Ministry of National Education. After the spelling reform of last February (simplifying a…
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A Rebranding of Canadian Soft Power Demonstrated Through Canadian and Iranian Relations
Canadian interactions with foreign powers has traditionally been one of mediation and peace mongering which has bolstered its reputation as a reliable and transparent member of the international community. Prior to becoming Prime Minister,…
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Colombia’s Peace Agreement: From Internal Warfare to a Means for Progress
The peace negotiations that took place in Havana were formally signed on September 26th, 2016, and with this historic realization, Colombia may now be headed towards peace after 52 years of internal conflict. The ongoing agreements have…
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