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Strength in Numbers: the Canadian Census and Stronger…
In 2010, the Conservative government scrapped the mandatory long-form census and replaced it with a voluntary…
Manon Massé
At Montréal's Grande Manifestation contre la haine et le racisme this past Sunday, MIR had a chance to speak with…
Japan and Its Foreign Workers
Technology has allowed global citizens to travel easily from one place to another, and it is common to have foreign…
The New Face of Espionage : Intelligence Tactics for the…
A power cut hits an Eastern European capital, a government employee spends their day writing comments on social…
1917: Tales from the Trenches
The letters below were published in the Saint Croix Courier in October, November and December 1917. They…
Screening of The Box Depicts Refugee Life as a Child
This Tuesday, Boğaziçi University held a screening of the short animation The Box: A Syrian Story, which…
A Case for Japan’s Remilitarization
Following a landslide election victory at the end of October 2017, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to…
Welfare vs Warfare: How a Powerful Military Weakens…
In September 2017, Congress approved an $80 billion increase to the U.S military budget, ballooning total military…
Does the US have a human rights problem?
The United States is often seen as a world leader in negotiating international treaties and agreements, including…
Draft-Dodger to Commander-in-Chief: Donald Trump’s…
On May 18, Donald Trump delivered the commencement speech to the Coast Guard Academy class of 2017 in New London,…
WHO Let Mugabe Out? Political Pressure and the Future of…
Global health stewardship and the 37 year-old rule of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe are rarely thought of in…
Review’s Radio: Dr. Sabina Alkire on…
MIR's Anica Lanzi sits down with Dr. Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative…