Human Rights and Human Empathy: A Review of the “Canada on the Global… Phoebe Warren Feb 19, 2016 Last week, McGill hosted the "Canada on the Global Stage" conference. Friday's programming consisted of two…
On The Rocks: Britain’s Tense Relationship With The EU and The Upcoming… Conor Swimm Feb 19, 2016 In the wake of their 2015 victory at the polls, the Tories (Britain’s conservative party) have pushed ahead…
Negotiating with the Schengen’s Gatekeeper: Turkey and the European Migrant Crisis Kathryn Schmidt Feb 8, 2016 Europe is experiencing a migrant crisis of tremendous magnitude, the largest it has experienced since the…
Shifting Tides: Bombing in Istanbul Highlights Regional Struggle with Border… Conor Swimm Jan 23, 2016 For the second time in a matter of months a Turkish urban center has fallen prey to an attack at the hands of a…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016 Abdalla Saleh Jan 16, 2016 Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
The Reasons Behind the Ploy: The EU Turkey Summit Francesca Wallace Dec 21, 2015 On November 29th, the European Union (EU) signed a deal with Turkey regarding the waves of Syrian and other…
How ISIS Terror Has Reshaped World Politics Sarie Khalid Nov 30, 2015 The mass slaughter in Paris, the lock down in Brussels, the anti-Arab paranoia on the European far right, the…
The Age of Erdogan: Why Turkey Voted AKP Kathryn Schmidt Nov 25, 2015 The results of Turkey’s recent parliamentary election were anything but ordinary. Within the past five months,…
At the Root of the European Refugee Crisis: An issue of European Identity? Madeleine Nicoloff Nov 9, 2015 Decrepit conditions, fences being raised, police taking up batons- the reaction of certain European countries…
The Foreshadowed and the Forgotten Francesca Wallace Oct 23, 2015 Refugees in far-away lands are splashed across daily Canadian life, and yet the homegrown nightmare of missing…