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“Hold a Mirror” to the Wounds of Canadian…
On September 22-23, 2014, the UN General Assembly held a meeting in New York of more than 1000…
Review of the F.R. Scott Annual Lecture : Jeffrey…
On a cloudy and overcast Monday evening, McGillians and curious Montrealers alike gathered in the towering and…
@WhiteHouse – How Obama became an Icon of Social Media
The Obama Administration has been groundbreaking in many obvious ways, but one of the most interesting ones is how…
Forgotten Women of Nigeria?
Earlier this year news and social media outlets exploded with word that several hundred schoolgirls had been…
Northern Triangle Youth: Where Can They Go Now?
The past few years have seen an unmanageable increase in migration from Central America, especially the…
The Unbreakable Marriage of Force and American Foreign…
In an interview on the Daily Show on September 23rd about the Obama administration’s campaign against Islamic State…
New Horizons for Diplomacy between Iran and the U.S.
Amidst the recent clashes between ISIL, NATO and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, along with widespread global unease…
BRICS, Russia and Ukraine: Geopolitics, Solidarity,…
The 'BRICS', referring to the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is a cooperative group…
Rob Ford’s Downward Spiral in Politics
When Rob Ford was elected mayor of Canada’s most populous city in 2010, we expected him to perform the same lull…
Closure: Robert Borden and the Death of Parliamentary…
The Scene
On the afternoon of April 9th, 1913, at precisely 3 o’clock, in the House of Commons,…
#SOSVenezuela
Like most of today’s popular protest movements, Venezuela’s anti-government demonstrations have been massively…
Politicians and the Industry of Funny
Do politicians really have a sense of humor? After this week, one might think so. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford recently…