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The Fall of an Empire: President Mugabe’s…
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and his party the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)…
Cashiers and Coal Miners: The Decline of Two Sectors
Towards the end of November, Americans partook in the annual ritual of Black Friday, when customers line up, still…
Banking without a Central Bank
Until a few years ago, cryptocurrency was a fringe concept embraced by the savvy few, with little…
“¿Por qué no te callas?”: Venezuela’s…
In 1527, Spanish conquistador Juan Martínez de Ampiés sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to help establish one of the…
Slavery – Not an Institution of the Past
Currently, every country around the world has abolished slavery, though the final country to do so was Mauritania,…
Japan and Its Foreign Workers
Technology has allowed global citizens to travel easily from one place to another, and it is common to have foreign…
China and Bitcoins: A Complicated Relationship
Cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency using cryptography, is on the rise due to its two main characteristics:…
The Value of Pragmatism: Challenges and Opportunities…
The Eurozone’s imperfect monetary union eats away at the political and social project of the EU as a whole. As…
The Controversy of Used Clothing: East African-US Trade…
On October 12th the New York Times brought the discussion of second hand clothing in East Africa to the mainstream.…
The Northwest Passage and Canada’s Claim to the…
“The People of Canada to-day are being taxed to pay interest on millions of dollars of fictitious capital”.
-Sir…
Holding the WTO Hostage: A Risky Gamble
The World Trade Organization (WTO), with its 164 members, is the largest trade agreement in the world. The function…
A Tale of Two Cities: Bridging the Gap Between Canada-US…
Spanning the short distance between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, the Ambassador Bridge is among the few…