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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…
Bibi or Nothing!
Israel has voted. The result was surprising: Bibi will maintain his position as Prime Minister, even if every…
Bibi sinon rien!
Israël a voté. Le résultat a été surprenant: Bibi conserve son poste, alors que tout laissait penser le…
Jon Stewart, Satire, and the Decline of American Media
Recently Jon Stewart announced his forthcoming departure from The Daily Show. His announcement took front page…
Venezuelan-American Relations: Sanctions and…
Deteriorating Venezuelan-American relations reached unprecedented levels on March 9th as President Obama…
ISIS Superstar: The New Media Jihad
The infamous ISIS is currently one of the world’s greatest concerns. The Jihadist group and self-proclaimed…
Kremlin of Cards
SPOILER ALERT: The following may contain some plot elements from the 3rd season of the Netflix series House of…
IRSAM at the UN (Part 2 of 2): When We Shook Our Heads
Part 1 of this series outlined the areas of convergence that a group of students from McGill University were able…
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…
Hungry for Power: Boko Haram’s Strategic Alliance…
The last update on the international terrorist radar? A supposed allegiance between two of the most powerful…
Assessing Mexico’s Guerra al Narco
A week ago, the Mexican government celebrated another success in its Guerra al Narco: the capture of two drug…