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The Bangsamoro Basic Law: Impacts of Additional Autonomy…
The Filipino government's newly proposed act for an autonomous zone in the South of the country has shed some hope…
A Different Shade of Green: Is a New Kind of Green…
The recent protests in Iran—besides being the largest in the country since the Green movement took to the streets…
“Demolition Man”: How Matteo Renzi’s…
It is worth occasionally pausing for a moment and noting just how astonishing it is that Emmanuel Macron is…
Politicized Memory: The Holocaust in Poland
In an increasingly far-right and nationalist Eastern Europe, Poland’s government is moving to revise and politicize…
Trudeau in Chicago: A Push for NAFTA
Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a quick tour around the United States, which he kicked off in…
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…