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Max Segal

I'm Max. I like politics and eating my way through Canada. Star Wars > Star Trek. Connery was the best Bond. Contact me for food recs/problems with this piece/movie opinions.

An American Rock and an Even More American Hard Place

Max Segal Apr 25, 2016

The 2016 US Presidential Election will be the fascination of historians for years to come. Right now, the current front-runners in the polls are a gaudy real estate magnate on the one hand and a septuagenarian socialist on the other. Maybe…
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Maple Leaves and Syrup? Where Trudeau Will Take Canadian Aid – Part 2

Max Segal Mar 3, 2016

Max Segal was dispatched to the Canada on the Global Stage conference, where he followed Professor Philip Oxhorn and his panel discussion on Canadian foreign aid. This is the second of three parts of his experience at the event. To read…
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Maple Leaves and Syrup? Where Trudeau Will Take Canadian Aid – Part 1

Max Segal Feb 29, 2016

Max Segal was dispatched to the Canada on the Global Stage conference, where he followed Professor Philip Oxhorn and his panel discussion on Canadian foreign aid. This is the first of three parts of his experience at the event. Philip…
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Middle of the Pole: Justyna Zajac Explains Poland’s Place in the EU, part 2

Max Segal Feb 28, 2016

This is a continuation of my discourse with George Washington University's visiting scholar of political science Justyna Zajac. Professor Zajac is a leading expert in Poland's political transition, spanning from 1980 to today. In this part…
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Drop It Like It’s Hot – A Letter to Petrol Exporters

Max Segal Feb 22, 2016

It's sticky, dark, viscous, and carries such labels as “sweet” or a certain “blend.” No, not chocolate or coffee - oil. As the main ingredient in plastic bags to gasoline, oil is the base for everyday life. Accordingly, it is massively…
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Middle of the Pole: Justyna Zajac Explains Poland’s Place in the EU, part 1

Max Segal Jan 25, 2016

I sat down in my home of Washington, DC with George Washington University’s visiting political science professor Justyna Zajac. A charming lady of around 30, she is a leading expert of Polish political transition from a stalwart of…
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The First and Last Resort: A Look Back at Russia’s Annexation of Crimea

Max Segal Dec 10, 2015

Had one hinted to the average Soviet citizen in 1975 – the thick of Soviet stagnation and bleakness – that a sovereign Russia would be pitted against the West over the small peninsula of Crimea, one would have been called insane or reported…
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A False Theory of True Conclusions

Max Segal Nov 22, 2015

A Confucian adage says: “It is pointless to search for a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there.” The October 31st issue of The Atlantic features an article titled “Russia and the Curse of Geography,” and it faults in doing…
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SSUNS 2015 Opening Ceremony

Max Segal Nov 14, 2015

The 2015 Secondary Schools United Nations Simulations (SSUNS) was gestured into its prime by an awe-inspiring opening ceremonies. As delegates, staffers, committee directors, and executives gathered into the Fontaine Ballroom at the Hotel…
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Some Weak Tea for the Third Intifada

Max Segal Oct 14, 2015

Mahmood Abbas, President of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Palestine’s ruling party, did the world community a favour by chucking a barrel of oil into the fire that is Middle East chaos. At the 70th session of the…
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