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The Beginning of the End? Europe’s Refugee Crisis
From a public perspective, it seems as though there is never any peace within the European Union. For the past 5…
#TBT USSR
The death toll now reaches six thousand in Ukraine thanks to the biggest diplomatic crisis since 1989. From the…
#TBT URSS
6000 morts et la plus importante tension diplomatique entre Russie et Occidentaux depuis 1989, voici le résultat de…
At it Again: Russia-Ukraine Natural Gas Disputes
Global energy consumption is changing. Natural gas has grown to 21% of the global total primary energy supply,…
IRSAM at the UN (Part 1 of 2): When We Nodded Along
In the context of the UN Commission on the Status of Women '59, a group of students from McGill University had…
Understanding Russia’s Geopolitical Motivations
What has happened to Russian foreign policy? As this question resonates throughout the West, the Kremlin has been…
Bolstering Human Rights: A Brick in the Road
Last month, Amnesty International released their annual 2014/15 report on the state of the world’s human rights.…
2015: Redefining our Understanding of Free Speech
With the recent Charlie Hebdo attacks, freedom of speech has become a crucial talking point in the international…
New Turkish bill sets the stage to Police State?
It is rare to witness politicians, who are usually collected and eloquent, to fistfight one another over political…
Should They Stay or Should They Go: Greece and the…
With the recent election of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the radical left coalition, Syriza, speculation…
Video Games and National Economies: The Valve Solution
Last month, the Coalition of the Radical Left (also known as SYRIZA), a left-wing party, swept the Greek…
Old Lady France
As French comedian Jamel Debbouze portrays it, France is not a blatantly racist country, but rather a “scared…