Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean: Interview Part 1
In the last two decades, there have been discoveries of oil and natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean. We asked Dr. Bulent Şenses for his take on the current situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and Turkey's position in these events.
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Announcing the Nominees for the 2019-2020 MIR Awards
There's a lot going on all over the world at this very moment... and our team has given its best effort in attempting to cover it all. The MIR is thrilled to announce this year's nominees for the MIR Awards — a celebration of some of the…
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L’Amérique Latine à l’épreuve des féminicides, une perspective mexicaine
La violence envers les femmes s’est encore accrue au Mexique ces dernières années, elle a été multipliée par 2,38 entre 2015 et 2019. Si les réformes et améliorations des institutions progressent et sont fondamentales, elles doivent…
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“I Like to Obey the Law”: Trump and International Humanitarian Law
After originally directing US forces to withdraw from Syria, Trump changed course and instructed US forces to secure oil fields in southeastern Syria, and mused that the US would be “keeping the oil” in Syria to minimize the cost of the US…
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Dig Deeper: Basic Income
In this episode of Dig Deeper, host Ashwin Nair looks at the Basic Income debate in two countries: India and Canada. Dr Sarath Davala, the Vice-President of Basic Income Earth Network and Coordinator of the India Network for Basic Income…
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Europe et États-Unis: je t’aime moi non plus.
Le 31 janvier 2020, Donald Trump lève les restrictions sur l’usage de mines antipersonnelles dans l’armée américaine, en dépit des accords internationaux. Cette initiative a suscité le désaveu des responsables européens pour qui « leur…
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Conservative Leadership Race Points to Systemic Barriers for Women in Politics
Of the eight hopefuls, both female candidates have so far struggled to be taken seriously, pointing to barriers within the Conservative Party, and Canadian politics at large, that inhibit women from attaining power.
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Jusqu’où la Charte québécoise protège-t-elle nos libertés?
La Charte québécoise saura-t-elle se protéger contre elle-même?
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East Africa’s Locust Outbreak and the Shortcomings of the International Donor Community
Until the international community is able to mobilize resources to swiftly address issues facing developing countries in the same manner by which they approach wealthier nations, long-term objectives for development and growth will continue…
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Bobi Wine: An Unlikely Challenge to Status Quo Power in Uganda
"As Wine campaigns to upend what he argues is a fundamentally unjust government, President Museveni will look to stop his progress at every turn. Election day next February will be a referendum, not only on Museveni’s tight grip on…
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