Denuclearization: A History of Crossed Wires Lilla Adams Jul 10, 2018 When the historic Singapore summit on June 12th brought together North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and President…
America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in Danger Lilla Adams Jun 28, 2018 In her recent article for New York Times Magazine, writer Linda Villarosa details many disturbing revelations about…
CSW62: Shifting the Narrative on Women’s Rights from Normative to Actionable Shirley Wang Mar 29, 2018 Editor's Note: This article is part of a series of MIR articles from the International Relations Students' Society…
Can the EU Rise to the Challenge of Illiberalism? Charlotte Paule Feb 19, 2018 Europe—and the world at large—has seen a rise of what some call ‘illiberal democracies’ in past decades. They are a…
A Different Shade of Green: Is a New Kind of Green Movement Behind Iran’s Recent… Anonymous Feb 17, 2018 The recent protests in Iran—besides being the largest in the country since the Green movement took to the streets…
Politicized Memory: The Holocaust in Poland Isabel Post Feb 16, 2018 In an increasingly far-right and nationalist Eastern Europe, Poland’s government is moving to revise and politicize…
“I miss home; who doesn’t miss home?”: Interviewing My Friend, a… Jasmine Lee Feb 10, 2018 September 2017 It was a warm and sunny September day in Istanbul when I met a young Syrian man working at…
The Removal of Confederate Monuments in the United States Sophie Gagné-Landmann Feb 3, 2018 On January 18th, an e-mail was sent to Montreal's McGill University student body informing us of the creation of a…
The End is Near for Angela Merkel Shirley Wang Jan 6, 2018 Standing at a mere 5 ft. 5, other world leaders appear to tower over her. With her steely blue gaze and implicit…
The Hidden Economics Behind Antibiotic Resistance Coco Wang Dec 29, 2017 Late last year, a woman in Nevada died of an infection inflicted by a pan-resistance bacterium. The bacteria was…