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New Year, New Challenges in Canadian-American Relations
Along with every new year come clichéd notions of a fresh start, new beginnings, and better relationships in the…
Trump, Cuba, and the Art of the One-Sided Deal
For American, and some Canadian, diplomats stationed in Cuba, the last year has been one of confusion, fear, and…
Think Bigger: Canada’s Shortcomings with…
Editor's note: This article is the third of a series on sustainability by Kara Anderson. Previously, we examined…
The Facts and the Furious: A New Era of Journalism in…
“Fake news” - the term has graced news feeds and dominated headlines nearly every day for the past year, becoming a…
Sharp Edges of a Broken Glass Ceiling: Women in…
Both cultural barriers and structural gender discriminative policies are interwoven in a way that systemically…
UChicago Trauma Relief
The new year is bringing much needed medical relief to Chicago’s South Side. At the end of 2017, the University of…
How Hunger Breeds Hatred: Venezuela’s Shortage…
"They're hunting! The people are hungry" is the cry heard from a jarring video posted by Venezuelan congressman…
Central America’s Second Coming of the…
There is unrest in Honduras. As the electoral commission declared the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernandez as President…
It’s Time to End the State Sponsors of Terrorism…
Since 1979, the United States State Department has kept a list of what it calls “state sponsors of terrorism.”…
Too Big To Fail: What Next For US-Pakistani Relations?
2018 started on the worst possible note for US-Pakistani relations. Donald Trump’s inaugural tweet accused…
Looking Ahead: America’s Role in the UN
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration at the start of this year, America’s foreign policy has experienced a…
Travel Woes: High-Profile Individuals and Denied Entry…
One might think international travel would be a benefit of achieving some degree of celebrity status. However, the…