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Will Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Succumb to the Stability…
2017 was a revolutionary year for democracy in Africa. On September 1st, Kenya’s Supreme Court made history by…
Women in War: The Rise of Gendered Violence in Venezuela
Machismo. Noun. A strong sense of masculine pride: an exaggerated masculinity.
This term has been tied to Spanish…
UN Peacekeepers Perpetuating Sexual Violence: A Disgrace…
The International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty first coined the doctrine of Responsibility to…
The Winning Formula of European Populism
Over the last decade, populism has cemented itself onto the centre stage of European politics. By 2017, populist…
“I miss home; who doesn’t miss home?”:…
September 2017
It was a warm and sunny September day in Istanbul when I met a young Syrian man working at…
Afghanistan: The Rise of Yet Another ISIS Front
With the withdrawal of most coalition troops after 16 years of Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan has emerged…
Why is Malaysia’s Chinese Population Leaving in…
In 1957, ethnically Chinese Malaysians, comprising of Malaysian citizens who trace their ancestry back to China and…
Pipe Dreams: Indigenous Protest in the U.S. and Canada
A Tale of Two Pipelines
Moving up in unison, dozens of national guard and police enter Oceti Sakowin camp with…
Bill C-65: Canada’s Latest Workplace Harassment…
Parliament is back is session for the spring, and Justin Trudeau and the Liberal cabinet shifted the House agenda…
Striking the Impossible Balance: The Rise of Censorship…
Recent developments within several Southeast Asian countries have prompted concern regarding the rights of the…
Ecological Diplomacy: A Green Path Towards Peace in the…
Disclaimer: Having recently interned at EcoPeace M.E. (NGO), the author wrote this article as a short overview of…
Out With the Old, In With the Old? Quebec’s 2018…
With a contentious and heated provincial election set to take place only a few months from now in Ontario and a…