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Shirley Wang

Shirley Wang is a U3 student currently pursuing majors in Political Science as well as Microbiology and Immunology. Hailing from Brampton, ON., her interests lie in Asia Pacific geopolitics, American foreign policy, gender and IR, and global health. In her spare time, Shirley can be found on the volleyball court or tucked in bed with a good book.

What Trudeau’s Re-Election Means for the Canada-U.S. Relationship

Shirley Wang Nov 7, 2019

Because Trudeau lacks a clear majority in the House this time around, his Liberal government cannot simply rely on party discipline in order to gain support for legislation and will be forced to negotiate with opposition parties. What will…
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International Law is Failing the South China Sea

Shirley Wang Oct 1, 2019

It is clear that international law so far has tried—and failed—to restrain Chinese advances in the South China Sea. Confidence-building measures (CBMs) currently in place must be adapted in recognition of an increasingly hegemonic China…
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Opinion | On “Meeting” Malala: A Review of Influence MTL 2018

Shirley Wang Oct 23, 2018

It was late, around 10:45 pm, when MIR Editor-in-Chief, Sarie Khalid, called me. Standing in line at the Basha on Parc Avenue, the last thing I expected him to say was, “Hey, want to speak with Malala tomorrow?” Naturally, my answer was an…
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CSW62: Shifting the Narrative on Women’s Rights from Normative to Actionable

Shirley Wang Mar 29, 2018

Editor's Note: This article is part of a series of MIR articles from the International Relations Students' Society of McGill (IRSAM, Inc.)'s official delegation trip to the 62nd United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62). To…
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The End is Near for Angela Merkel

Shirley Wang Jan 6, 2018

Standing at a mere 5 ft. 5, other world leaders appear to tower over her. With her steely blue gaze and implicit calm, Angela Merkel, however, is not in the least fazed. After all, she isn’t called “Europe’s most powerful leader” and…
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THAAD: A Tale of Four Countries

Shirley Wang Apr 6, 2017

Amidst western cacophony surrounding the rise of a new radical right in European elections, a new U.S. travel ban, and the unveiling of Republicans’ now-defeated bill to repeal Obamacare, on March 6, 2017, two Terminal High Altitude Area…
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Geert Wilders: The Netherlands’ Mega-Trump

Shirley Wang Mar 9, 2017

“Islam is not a religion, it's an ideology: the ideology of a retarded culture.” Bombastic comments spew left and right as they emanate from a shock of peroxide blond. Hundreds of supporters latch onto every word, soaking up the blatantly…
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Misogyny Marches On

Shirley Wang Feb 9, 2017

#pussygrabsback. #pussypower. #nastywomen. #whyimarch. #girlpower. Such were the incensed battle cries of women from across the world that echoed across the glittering cacophony of Instagram and Twitter last weekend following the Women’s…
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The Phone Call that Shook the Sino-American Status Quo

Shirley Wang Jan 9, 2017

On December 2, 2016, one of the largest breaks from conventional U.S. foreign policy shook the world in the form of a phone call between President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan and President-elect Donald Trump. As has been previously reported,…
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Xi’s Consolidation of Power: Why China May Define our Future World Order

Shirley Wang Nov 27, 2016

On October 27th 2016, the world watched as China officially named its President Xi Jinping the ‘core leader’ of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the Sixth Plenum of the 18th CCP Central Committee. In the new directive released through…
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Chinese Premier Li’s visit: Where Canada Stands with China

Shirley Wang Oct 27, 2016

From September 21st to 24th, all eyes were on Ottawa as Canada played host to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in what was considered to be a definitive milestone in Sino-Canadian relations, marking the first visit by a Chinese premier in 13…
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