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The Promised Universal Suffrage in Hong Kong?
The residue of British colonial rule in Hong Kong remains since the transfer of sovereignty of Hong…
Why Turkey Refuses to Join the War Against IS
On September 20th, the world was greeted with a rare piece of good news in the ongoing Islamic State (IS) crisis in…
Vucic’s New Serbia
On March 16th, Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia to allocate the 250 seats of the National Assembly.…
The “Swedish Model”
Sweden is often seen as a beacon of tolerant social democracy and ethical capitalism. If you ask the Roma though,…
#SOSVenezuela
Like most of today’s popular protest movements, Venezuela’s anti-government demonstrations have been massively…
Politicians and the Industry of Funny
Do politicians really have a sense of humor? After this week, one might think so. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford recently…
Reconciling the Act of Love and the Commandment of Love
This past week, I had the pleasure of being one of the representatives of IRSAM to the fifty-eighth session of…
The Ethical Dilemma of Property and Aid
David Miller, an academic who graduated with a PhD from the University of Oxford, critiques the view that…
MIR Interview: Kapil Kapoor
Kapil Kapoor is the Director of Strategy at the African Development Bank (AfDB). Prior to joining the AfDB, he…
Rio’s Men in Black
“Loyalty, fearlessness, integrity!” chant the men of Rio de Janeiro’s Elite Squad in their dub step-laden…
To Coup or Not to Coup? Thailand in Transition
Over the past three months, political turmoil in Thailand has created a major political crisis. The crisis has been…
“We are on the right side of history”
Everyone is entitled to have an opinion. Whether left, right; socialist, capitalist; Democrat, Republican; liberal…