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From Periphery to Player: Africa’s Voice in the Shifting…
As global power shifts, Africa is making clear it won’t be sidelined anymore. This article unpacks how the…
Canada’s Five Per Cent Defence Pledge Isn’t…
When the cost of inaction is irrelevance, Canada's decision to ramp up defence spending is not submission, it is…
Who Gets to Belong? Immigration Restriction in Portugal
Portugal's dramatic shift from liberal to restrictive immigration policies reflects the growing influence of the…
A Critical Point: How Trump’s Foreign Policy Reshapes…
Trump's foreign policy approach is redistributing wealth and resources from destabilized regions into the hands of…
Wagner Out, Africa Corps In: Russia’s Golden Mask in…
Through security deals, Russia extracts resources, funds its war in Ukraine, and cloaks its ambitions in…
The Price of Politics: US Suspends Foreign Aid to South…
The US withdrawing aid has left hundreds of thousands in South Africa without crucial HIV-related assistance.…
The Future of Journalism and Youth: An Interview with…
This article is the second part of my interview with Edward Girardet on the state of journalism today. You can read…
MIR Meets: Connor Echols
Host Theo Shouse sits down with foreign policy journalist Connor Echols to discuss tensions between Iran, Israel,…
Gaza and Global Terrorism: What’s at Stake for American…
Counterterrorism officials maintain that the protracted crisis in the Middle East is greatly increasing the threat…
Civil War in Myanmar and ASEAN’s Failure to Intervene:…
Myanmar has been embroiled in civil war since 2021. What does the failure to bring peace mean for the nation and…
Don’t Shoot the Economist: Why Canada’s…
As Canada faces an economic and diplomatic crisis with the US, the country experiences an unprecedented surge in…
The Global Gag Rule: A Canary in the Coal Mine of…
The Global Gag Rule was the first ideological limit on aid, but it would not be the last. It laid the groundwork…