MCMUN 2018: The Greek Debt Crisis
As the economic crisis broke out in 2008, Greece saw a major decline in its federal accounts as well as a decline in the standards of living of the average Greek. According to the social justice index published by the Bertelsmann, Greece…
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McMUN 2018: A Special 29th Edition
McGill Model United Nations (McMUN) returns to Montreal this weekend for the 29th time, bringing hundreds of international students together once more. 2018 is a landmark year for Canada’s largest model UN conference, with three committee…
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The End of Fake News?
In January 2018, French president Emmanuel Macron resolved to make fake news a thing of the past with an unprecedented anti-fake news law project. Speaking at the annual presidential New Year’s speech, he explained that its aim will be to…
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A Helicopter and a Dream: The Impact of Óscar Pérez on Venezuelan Rebellion
“I fight for the freedom of the country, for a better tomorrow,” stated Óscar Alberto Pérez, Venezuelan nationalist and rebel, moments before his death at the hands of the Venezuelan National Guard. “The fear of dying is what I have least…
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Peace, Order, and Good Government: Public Engagement in Canadian Policy
This summer, Canadian news broadcasters flew into a frenzy when Green MP Elizabeth May called on Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, for saying ‘fart’ in the House of Commons. Cleverly dubbed ‘fartgate’, Canadian news broadcasters spent more…
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Salvation or Insecurity? Afghanistan’s Ethnic Politics
Former Mujahideen leader and now governor of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, Mohammad Atta Noor has sparked controversy due to his recent refusal to step down from power. An ethnic Tajik, Noor claims that the national government in…
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The Chinese Communist Party’s Ideological Battle with the West (Part 1)
Editor’s Note: This article is the first of a two-part series on the causes of the Chinese Communist Party’s ideological fight with Western political norms and values, and its battlefields. In Part I, Leroy examines the CCP's ideological…
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Implementation of the Colombian Peace Agreement: An Introduction
Featured Photo by Gloria Ortega Pérez
On September 26 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla insurgency Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement meant to put an end to 52 years of armed conflict…
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The Express Route to China’s Future: A New Silk Road
5 years ago, China’s president, Xi Jinping, began an immensely ambitious effort to expand trade with the west by funding the largest infrastructure and development project the world has ever seen. The awkwardly named "Belt and Road…
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The First Eight Months: Has Macron Kept His Word?
On 14 May 2017, Emmanuel Macron officially became the President of France. At the ripe age of 39, not only was he the youngest elected President of the Fifth Republic, but also became the youngest French Head of States in three centuries,…
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