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Navalny’s brush with death, subsequent return to Russia, and recent arrest have ignited protests as fierce as any Russia has seen since the fall of the Berlin Wall. This time, opposition figures have the opportunity to sow the seeds of…
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Social media has been an essential, privileged tool for Burmese grassroots activism in the wake of the coup. In the moments following Aung San Suu Kyi’s deposition from power, Burmese people took to social media platforms, mainly Facebook,…
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A bane of Canadian foreign policy has been its tendency to shy away from meaningful engagements in Africa, but its potential support for the newly launched AfCFTA is a unique entry point for strategic engagement with the continent.
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The free speech debate is important in more ways than one. As our modes of expression change, so must our thinking about what free speech does, or should, entail. At its heart, this conversation reveals a bigger problem: the absence of a…
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Under the radar of 2020’s headlining events, another unprecedented thing happened in the nation’s capital: on June 26th, the House of Representatives voted to make Washington, DC the 51st state of the American Union.
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Host Mathieu Lavault meets once again with Professor Peter Kuznick of the American University to continue their discussion on the foreign policy initiatives by the United States that still have a profound impact on the geopolitical…
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La gouvernance Trump semble avoir éclairé la dépendance néfaste de l’Europe aux États-Unis – une situation que l’Union européenne devrait s’efforcer de changer. Ainsi, l’arrivée de Biden est-elle véritablement annonciatrice d’un nouveau…
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As the Philippines continues to be emblematic of broader trends towards populism and democratic backsliding, the anniversary of democracy’s return offers an opportunity to remember the Marcos dictatorship and reflect on the legacy of People…
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Timor-Leste has had remarkable success in containing the virus within its own borders, yet the future of its public health efforts may unfortunately lie with the whims of large pharmaceutical companies and the generosity of international…
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Avocat et militant politique russe, Andrei Navalny a été condamné, le 2 février dernier, à trois ans et demi de prison. Connu pour ses vidéos provocatrices à l’égard du Kremlin, Navalny est devenu l’ennemi numéro un du gouvernement russe et…
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