Myanmar, the New Emblem of Democracy?
Military coup, dictatorship, fragile democracy - Myanmar, also known as Burma, has experienced it all. Independence…
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Erdoğan’s Gülen Problem
Last week, leaders from around the world convened in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly. As…
The Price of the “Olympic Spirit”: The Economic and Social Costs of…
The Olympics are upon us, and with the opening ceremonies on August 5th, the games have promptly begun and will…
The Unknown Uprisings: Five Years Later, Bahrain’s Protests Still Virtually…
“The feeling of marginalization is the engine. The feeling of being discriminated is the engine behind . But what…
Hear the Wedding Bells Ring: The Dark Side of Child Marriages
Every minute, 28 girls under the age of 18 are married against their will. Over 700 million women alive today have…
South Korean MPs Break World Record for the Longest Filibuster in History
Every March 1st is Independence Movement Day in Korea, which commemorates the historic civil uprising in 1919…
A Girl In the River: Oscar-Winning Film to Create Change in Pakistan
On the night of the 88th Academy Awards, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy took home an Oscar for her film, A Girl…
Joint Action Plan?
You have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land……
Burundi: the Other Refugee Crisis
Tensions arose in April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would run for a third term in…
Human Rights and Human Empathy: A Review of the “Canada on the Global…
Last week, McGill hosted the "Canada on the Global Stage" conference. Friday's programming consisted of two…