Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast: Unpacking Afro-Costa Rican Identities
Through local anecdotes and an interview with expert Dr. Natasha Gordon-Chipembere, Afro-Costa Rican identity is unpacked within its complex history and Hispanic environment as a whole.
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Ethiopia’s Humanitarian Crisis: How Nobel Peace Prize Winner Abiy Ahmed Ali Led His Country Into…
A year after his appointment as Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed Ali was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the nation’s long-lasting dispute with neighbouring Eritrea. Not even two years later, he has…
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Sapporo’s Marriage Equality Ruling: A Beacon of Hope for LGBTQ+ Rights in Japan?
In choosing to rule in favour of the plaintiffs, the Sapporo District Court is signalling that while the Constitution defines freedom of marriage in terms of heterosexual relationships, it does not explicitly prevent the recognition of…
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Bosnia: A Country Haunted by Nationalism
When I visited Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019, I hoped to see a country that rebuilt interethnic ties. Instead, I saw a country being pulled further apart by nationalist politicians, ethnic segregation, and institutional shortcomings.
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Checking In on the Magnificent Seven
With the increasingly globalized nature of the world, inter-state collaboration is now more central than ever for addressing international issues.
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The Pandemic Has Exposed Canada to More Than Just a Virus
A crisis of such magnitude as COVID-19 can highlight the imperfections of the Canadian federal-provincial governmental system, demonstrating the precarious nature of Canada's jurisdictional system that has been collapsing throughout the…
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Chile at a Crossroads
The Chilean Constitutional Convention presents a chance for the nation to re-legitimize its legislation and provide meaningful efforts to address problems that the average Chilean faces today.
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MIR Meets: Matt Continetti
Host Andrew Xu sits down with Matt Continetti, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and contributing editor at National Review. They discuss Barack Obama, populist conservatism and conspiracy theories in order to better…
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Review Radio: Consumerism
Host Berenice Collignon gives an in-depth look at consumer culture, delving into specifics of how it incentivizes a wide range of ethically variant behaviour.
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Re-evaluating Vaccine Diplomacy
Despite concerns about the political ramifications of foreign vaccines exports, Western countries have lagged in their global response at the expense of public health.
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