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Christopher Ciafro

Christopher Ciafro is an honours political science student at McGill University and Montréal native. He has experience working in the Canadian civil service, and a certificate in International Conflict Studies from SciencesPo Paris. If he ever goes missing, you can probably find him at the nearest piano, playing Italian folk songs.

Who gets to be a journalist?

Christopher Ciafro
Ensuring the rights of journalists at protests is not only a matter of principle — it is also a question of pragmatic cost. Doing the work to guarantee journalist presence at protests means that the issues of justice being fought for can be…
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Op-ed: Farewell to Golan

Christopher Ciafro
This afternoon, President Trump announced that the United States would be formally recognizing Israel’s claims to the Golan Heights, a mountainous region  between Syria and Israel. Currently considered Syrian land under occupation by much…
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“You are gilets jaunes!”

Christopher Ciafro
As the protests continue, democratic institutions fall apart in front of the eyes of demonstrators. Consider the military-like precision by which the French police cracked down on protestors. Consider the use of tear gas, a violent…
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One City to Rule Them All

Christopher Ciafro
There is nothing inherently wrong with a city becoming a centre of power in a country. The issues arise, however, when a single metropolis becomes so large that it leads to the political, social, and economic alienation of those living in…
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The Global Generation

Christopher Ciafro
There is no doubt the world of today is one coloured by the process of globalization. Its effects are inescapable – nearly every commodity that one comes across on a day-to-day basis is the end result of supply chains stretching across the…
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