(New Year’s) Resolutions to Duterte’s War on Drugs
A universal tradition as old as the occasion itself, the New Year's resolution is practised worldwide by individuals from all walks of life. People set the tone for the new year by making resolutions to resolve undesired traits, kick bad…
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A Curious Coalition in Iceland
The Left-Green Party turned to two unconventional potential partners—the Euroskeptic conservative Independence Party along with the agrarian conservative Progressive Party, both of Iceland’s historic governing parties.
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The Hidden Economics Behind Antibiotic Resistance
Late last year, a woman in Nevada died of an infection inflicted by a pan-resistance bacterium. The bacteria was found to be resistant to 26 different antibiotic drugs and, most importantly, to carbapenems — an antibiotic used as the last…
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Emmanuel Macron’s France: Making the World Great Again?
When one thinks of the global order, America comes to mind as the pre-eminent power whether that be in military, diplomatic, economic, or cultural realms. There is an awareness that old colonial actors play some role, but it is one that has…
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Making America Great Again? Trump’s Promises, 365 Days Later
‘’January 20th, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.’’ - Donald Trump
Donald Trump ran an unlikely campaign to become the 45th President of the United States. Long regarded as a joke…
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The Middle East’s Geopolitical Game of Chess
Introduction/ Background
In the year 632 CE the founding patriarch of Islam, Prophet Muhammad died, leading to a chain of events that would greatly affect the course of history, and which continue to do so to this day. Without a clear…
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MIR Meets Ep. 3: Sarie Khalid & Frankie Wallace
Happy holidays from MIR! We'll be back soon with more content, but in the meantime, meet our two amazing Senior Editors: Sarie Khalid and Frankie Wallace!
Directed by Xiuyuan Zhu and Shimon Chenzhou
Videography by Juju Deshormes
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Twists and Turns: Saudi Arabia’s Politicization of Lebanon
On November 4th, 2017, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri appeared live on an Al Arabia satellite broadcast from Riyadh, proclaiming his resignation from office due to threats against his life and the toxic political climate in the…
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The Role of Jihad in the Rohingya Crisis
On November 23rd 2017, Bangladesh and Myanmar announced a tentative deal to repatriate Rohingya refugees to the Rakhine state. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar starting in October 2016 in order to escape both religious…
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Russia’s Newest Satellite State May Be Farther Than Usual
In the post-World War II era, Europe was divided by what Winston Churchill proclaimed as an “iron curtain,” a barrier between the West and the East, one safeguarded by the capital West and the other ‘captured’ by the communist Soviet Union.…
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