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Jason Li

Jason is a U3 student in Honours political science with minors in international development studies and Chinese. Originally from outside Boston, he enjoys exploring American politics, Canadian politics, cross-Strait relations, and international security. Jason looks forward to further studying diplomacy and foreign affairs at the graduate level.

Trump v. United States (2017): An Assault on Democracy

Jason Li Nov 6, 2016

Last February, I authored a piece describing how anti-establishment rhetoric in the 2016 election primaries would not drastically alter American political parties in the long term. Due to extreme political polarization across the American…
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House of (Credit) Cards: Disjuncture between Public Opinion and Policy

Jason Li Apr 10, 2016

On March 23rd, McGill University Principal Suzanne Fortier issued a statement that shocked many within the McGill community. Through an email to university faculty and students, Principal Fortier relayed the Board of Governors’ decision to…
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Dropping the Ball: The AIIB and Obama’s Failure to Pivot to Asia

Jason Li Mar 8, 2016

Editor's Note: Awarded Best Article in the Commentary category at the 2016 McGill Student Journalism Awards It’s been almost five years since Hillary Clinton popularized the term “pivot to Asia” in her article in Foreign Policy entitled…
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“Antiestablishmentarianism”: A Big Word for a Small Factor in the Future of U.S.…

Jason Li Feb 13, 2016

In the wake of the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, there seems to be a myriad of articles on varying topics about the 2016 election flooding all forms of media every day. Their discussions range from policy proposals and campaign…
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Mixed Signals from Beijing: Taking the Recent Xi-Ma Meeting with Plenty of Salt

Jason Li Nov 26, 2015

After 66 years of ups and downs in tensions between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC), the leaders from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait finally met and shook hands this year. On the back of a…
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Niqab Bans: 21st Century Islamophobia or Harper Election Distraction?

Jason Li Oct 18, 2015

Over this past Thanksgiving weekend, Canada saw 3.6 million Canadians go to the ballots to cast their early votes.1 Out of those 3.6 million, a select few headed to the polls wearing clown masks, ski masks, or potato sacks over their…
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