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“Comfort Women”: Japan and Neighbour Relations
70 years ago, the Pacific side of the Second World War officially ended with Japan’s surrender after the landing of…
The Zapatistas and Systemic Inequality in Mexico
The post-Cold War era is rife with examples of insurgencies and intrastate conflicts that blur the lines between…
From Farmers to Entrepreneurs: China’s “Taobao Village”
Alibaba Group's e-commerce subsidiary Taobao, or “treasure hunt” in Chinese, has become increasingly…
North Korea: Time to Open the Doors
North Korea’s economy is projected to grow by 7% this year, one of the highest rates around the world . For the…
El Relato es Salvaje: La crisis del gobierno argentino,…
El día que llegué a Buenos Aires para empezar mi intercambio, el 18 de enero, el fiscal argentino, Alberto…
Syria: Rising Factionalization of the Assad Camp –…
Syria will soon enter the fourth year of an internal conflict that has been raging since unrest began in March 2011…
#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…
The Tale is Wild: the crisis of the Argentine…
The day I arrived in Buenos Aires to start my study abroad, the 18th of January, the Argentinian federal…
Deal or No Nuclear Deal: How the Crisis with Iran Began…
When the staunchly conservative members of the United States government echo and applaud the fear-mongering…
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,…
Weekly Round-Up: One Last Look
This week, MIR online traveled from Algeria, to Russia, to Venezuela, and various places in between. We covered…