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Fora Dilma: A People’s Quest to End Corruption
In Rio de Janeiro, where music and dancing are continuous, a different kind of party took place on the streets of…
Avoiding the Second Cold War
On Monday, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would begin withdrawing select parts of its…
Slovakia’s Elections: Neo-Nazi Tinged Politics
Global newscasts and headlines rarely turn their attention to Slovakia, since low debts and steady growth in an EU…
A Tale of Two Countries: 110 Days Later
This article is a continuation a piece published on 20 November 2015 which can be found here.
Three and half…
A Girl In the River: Oscar-Winning Film to Create Change…
On the night of the 88th Academy Awards, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy took home an Oscar for her film, A Girl…
Why Lebanon Is a Prisoner of Its Own Divisions
Sectarian divisions are a social and political reality in Lebanon. However, until recently, the polarization …
Concerns about Hong Kong’s Media Rights
On the day of Hong Kong’s handover from the British to the People Republic of China, Deng Xiaoping, the leader of…
‘No Lost Generation’
The Syrian war is inescapable. We see it everywhere in the media. We hear of the violence taking place, with…
Joint Action Plan?
You have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land……
The Economic Consequences of Peace: Winners and Losers…
The exchange of “commodities of mutual intelligence,” reads a 1561 letter from Queen Elizabeth I to…
Did We Win? Iran’s Elections Unpacked
February 26th saw Iran hold its parliamentary elections, which led to one of the most drastic shakeups that Iran…
Dropping the Ball: The AIIB and Obama’s Failure to…
Editor's Note: Awarded Best Article in the Commentary category at the 2016 McGill Student Journalism Awards
It’s…