A Canadian Take on the Democratic Primaries
Canadian and American democracies are fundamentally different, but these differences extend far beyond our respective structures of government and electoral processes. As I quickly learned while in New Hampshire, the American political…
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Crisis and Continuation: India’s Citizenship Amendment Act Protests
Although analysts have remarked that the international community’s tepid response to India’s ongoing citizenship crisis has been informed by the country’s position as a potential democratic counterweight to China, the tensions polarizing…
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Antarctica in the International Political Sphere
"While the continent’s natural resources currently remain preserved and untouched, they face the potential for exploitation. Major powers such as the United States and China will surely turn to Antarctica for their resource needs in an age…
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Once Power, Now Peril? The Legacy of Protests in Iran
The current regime would do well to remember that ignoring the needs of the citizens in favour of ideological cohesion is not sustainable. Changes in government structure grow out of discontented masses, and the Islamic Republic may prove…
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Opinion | Cyclical Poverty and Class Solidarity in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite
Bong's cinematography is famous for condemning capitalism while portraying layers of vulnerability and exploitation. Many of these themes are present throughout the movie. Above all, "Parasite" was a realistic lesson on the importance of…
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Mask Hysteria: Containment (Ep.2)
With panic and hysteria creeping in, the economic and geopolitical consequences of the coronavirus outbreak have begun to surface. In this episode, Mask Hysteria host Bilal Virji speaks with Naomi Shi to analyze the political and economic…
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Saudi Arabia’s Jeff Bezos Hacking Raises Questions for Riyadh’s Future With the West
“On January 22nd, UN investigators alleged that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, may have hacked Jeff Bezos’ mobile phone.”
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Labour’s Love Lost: The Party’s Unsure Path Post-Corbyn
The internal divide within Labour over issues like immigration and Brexit lays bare a greater phenomenon permeating the British left. Many voters maintain strong conservative values at heart, while simultaneously rejecting the neoliberal…
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‘Impeachment’ aux États-Unis – une procédure fondamentale mais autodestructrice
Si « l’impeachment » est une procédure constitutionnelle qui permet de protéger le peuple américain en destituant un chef d’État mettant en jeu leurs valeurs fondamentales démocratiques, comment se fait-il que les deux procédures…
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Creating Culpability: Evaluating Central and Local Responses to the Coronavirus Outbreak in China
Although the state has managed to regain significant public confidence in recent years through President Xi's anti-corruption campaigns, the recent missteps of local government have contributed to renewed concern towards China’s political…
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