Elizabeth Franceschini

"While the continent’s natural resources currently remain preserved and untouched, they face the potential for exploitation. Major powers such as the United States and China will surely turn to Antarctica for their resource needs in an age…
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On November 1st, the Yan P. Lin Centre, in collaboration with the McGill Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, welcomed Dr. William Taubman to McGill University to present a talk titled "The Rise and Fall of Mikhail Gorbachev…
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In the age of social media, likes, and followers, Tekashi69 leveraged this to create his persona and boost popularity. The exposure of his case consequently went viral, and while his arrest has been the subject of several online memes, few…
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Supporters of the bill have championed Poroshenko’s efforts to increase the prevalence of Ukrainian within the country, sometimes claiming that the upholding of Ukrainian is a way in which the country can distance itself from its Soviet…
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There have been several instances of Western women, and men, who have sought to join the militant group, and left their home countries suddenly. It is this sudden departure from their home country which leaves many wondering why these…
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"While the church split has been praised by Ukrainian government officials and nationalists alike, many have spoken out against it. Archpriest Anatoliy, member of the Russian Orthodoxy has sworn to not “recognise its legitimacy,” calling…
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"In the current international political climate, the UN Compact has rendered several criticisms from ‘nationalist’ political figures and parties, with fears that encouragement of the Compact will gradually lead to the degradation of…
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The rise in asylum applications being received by the Hungarian government since the start of the 2015 migrant crisis, from predominantly Muslim claimants, has resulted in the current Hungarian government’s position on the state of Europe,…
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