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As the country with the third largest Bitcoin trading volume globally, Nigerians' increasing use of cryptocurrencies reflects a loss of trust in the state’s traditional currency — the Nigerian naira — which the Central Bank of Nigeria has…
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Each year, the International Relations Students Association at McGill (IRSAM) Youth Advisory Delegation sends 16–24 students to United Nations Commissions as youth delegates. This year, we had the inaugural experience of virtually attending…
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Brazil’s 2022 election will be decisive for the country. Incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro could do what his frequent comparison, Donald Trump, could not: win re-election. If he does, Latin America’s largest democracy could face an…
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Though it is nominally different, the Biden administration has basically maintained most of Trump’s China policies. The most significant difference between their policies is that, unlike Trump, Biden has a much more realistic assessment of…
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Just as Marxist theory would suggest, the hit teen drama television series Gossip Girl shows that regardless of class mobility, an individual’s consciousness remains fixed according to the class they are born into.
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On May 15, 2021, Palestinians worldwide took to the streets to commemorate the infamous Nakba of 1948, during which 750,000 Palestinians were forced to leave their homes to form the State of Israel. The protests erupted following Israel’s…
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Humans have been farming for millennia. Indeed, the process of food growth allowed us to build civilizations, develop ourselves, and dominate the planet. What does Big Tech have to offer this ancient field?
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Due to Turkey's recently-turbulent economic history and the increased stress of the Syrian refugee crisis, compounded with a large amount of inflation, the leading AKP (Justice and Development) government has been scrambling to maintain an…
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Rights of Nature cases are sprouting up in jurisprudence around the world. Though the practical implications of giving nature legal personhood are still unknown, the potential benefits are well worth considering.
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The death penalty has withstood shifting international human rights norms and evolving public opinions at the domestic level and remains a fixture of the American judicial system. But whether moral or practical, the reasons to end capital…
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