McMUN’s Grand Opening: Four Days of Heated Debates, Unique Encounters and Experiences to Remember
The McGill Model United Nations (McMUN) 2017 convention officially opened at 7:30 PM yesterday, after months of hard work and preparation. This is McMUN’s 29th edition, as it welcomes 1572 delegates from universities across Canada and the…
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Canada’s 150th Bonanza: Politics of Celebration
If you haven’t heard, it’s Canada’s 150th anniversary and Canada is making waves celebrating it. From free parks passes for Canadians and free admission for international visitors, to spending 5 million dollars on New Year’s Eve…
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Trump’s Wall: A Divide in US-Mexico Relations
President Trump is gearing up to follow through on his campaign promise to strengthen border security and cut down illegal immigration by building a wall between Mexico and the United States. The wall's purpose would be to attempt to lower…
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To Euro or Not to Euro? For Croatia, the Wise Choice is No
The road to the Euro remains a long one for Croatia despite the fact that the Croatian National Bank (CNB), intends to replace the Croatian kuna with Europe’s shared currency by 2020. However, it very well may not be the best path for…
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François Fillon: Another Le Pen? Another Trump? Hardly.
Last November the entire political scene was left absolutely stunned as the electorate made itself heard and revealed itself to be more welcoming of strident right-wing policies than polls had been showing beforehand. François Fillon came…
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Hallmarks of Genocide: The Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar
In Majority-Buddhist Myanmar, the Rohingya Muslim minority, comprising of roughly one-million people, reside mainly in the Rakhine State on the country’s west coast. Myanmar has a long history of the repression and persecution of the…
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Power to the Ignorant
Demos kratos - Greek for democracy, or rule by the people. Res publica - Latin for public affair, referring to a state that represents the people. The classical civilizations seemed optimistic enough in their structural experiments that…
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Spain’s Internal Struggle and its Quest for Leadership in the EU
Many of the political events that took place in the past year have called to question the future of the European Union. Indeed, its mandate, which calls to promote the political, social and economic harmony among nations, is being…
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David Farrell (University College Dublin) on Participatory Democracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daicTI66WHI&feature=youtu.be
MIR is pleased to present our first interview in a semester-long video series, Multiculturalism in the Age of Trump, in which we aim to analyze the concept of…
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Immigration after Brexit
With the British referendum decision to leave the European Union, the public has been concerned with the issue of migrant workers and new immigration policies. EU citizens are left to wonder whether Theresa May’s policies will be to deal…
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