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Ethnic cleansing and genocide are often, incorrectly, used interchangeably in political dialogue. Although many may perceive such a distinction as only a matter of words, the difference between the designation of ethnic cleansing and that…
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Since the beginning of September, the Guatemalan judicial system has been in a state of suspense following President Jimmy Morales' announcement to disband the UN-backed International Commission Against Impunity (Comisión Internacional…
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November 2005, Germany. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) has won the federal elections, in a coalition with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD). Angela Merkel, the chairman…
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Located on the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Gulf, Oman is surrounded by nations prone to meddling in each other’s domestic affairs and locked in Iran and Saudi Arabia's sectarian cold war. Despite this, the tiny sultanate has…
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Acteurs incontestables de l’industrie du pétrole, l’Arabie Saoudite et les Emirats Arabes Unis sont deux nations moteurs de l’économie mondiale. Ces deux monarchies entretiennent de nombreuses relations avec les pays occidentaux, qui ont…
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Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from Syria is extremely reckless and is bound to backfire in more than one way. To make such a decision, which has major implications that directly and adversely affect our allies in and outside the…
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Transparency is critical to ensuring that our institutions are held to a high standard. Accountability and openness demonstrate organizations'  commitment to protecting the public. Yet in Québec, the numbers show a clear divergence from…
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The right to laugh at one’s government is a core political freedom. Mocking a larger-than-life political leader can shrink them down to their humanity and laughter can make dark circumstances more bearable. No one exemplifies the…
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The current political stance of the Church is not passive any longer. Its far-reaching influence in Latin American policies seems to be growing even as numbers of their faithful are declining. Nevertheless, they are the number one lobbying…
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Résultant de la politique d’ouverture économique de Deng Xiaoping, l’explosion de la démographie urbaine chinoise révèle des statistiques très troublantes. En seulement 38 ans, la population urbaine du pays est passée de 189 millions à…
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