The Editor's Desk Archives

Posted by Sarie Khalid on May 14, 2018 in Featured, The Editor's Desk | 0 comments

We are Mir

Branded a CIA agent by the Taliban, and a Taliban sympathizer by his critics, Hamid Mir is the face of political journalism in Pakistan. Listeners across the country...

Posted by Benjamin Aloi on Apr 14, 2018 in Featured, The Editor's Desk |

The Editor’s Desk: A Final Farewell

From the 1st Annual MIR Awards: Writing this farewell speech was, in a lot of ways, like trying to encapsulate my entire four years at McGill…because amidst all the...

Posted by Benjamin Aloi on Dec 6, 2017 in Featured, Science & Technology, The Editor's Desk, United States |

Editor’s Desk: The End of Internet Innovation

Quietly buried amongst the inflammatory headlines that have become so emblematic of Trump’s America, Ajit Pai, head of the ostensibly independent Federal Communications...

Posted by Benjamin Aloi on Oct 18, 2017 in The Editor's Desk, Video |

What is MIR?

Liked our promo video? Want to find out more about MIR? Discover how the online publication has grown since its inception in 2013 and what lies ahead for us! Directed...

Posted by Benjamin Aloi on May 24, 2017 in Blogs, Featured, The Editor's Desk |

Tilting at Windmills: The Fourth Estate in 2017

Consider the above monologue from Aaron Sorkin’s short-lived The Newsroom, worth watching in full, my de facto manifesto for the continued importance of the Fourth...

Posted by Dylan Lamberti on Apr 20, 2017 in Blogs, The Editor's Desk |

A Year in Review (2016-2017)

Looking back at my initial post as editor in chief is a little surreal. Even then, I knew that the next twelve months were going to be tumultuous. The rise of far...

Posted by Dylan Lamberti on Nov 11, 2016 in Blogs, The Editor's Desk |

In Remembrance

November 11th is the day we are supposed to remember, but November 8th will prove to be the day that is the hardest to forget. I and many other Canadians wear a poppy...

Posted by Dylan Lamberti on Oct 23, 2016 in Blogs, The Editor's Desk |

In Defense of IDS: A Reply to the McGill Daily

On October 17th, the McGill Daily published a feature article titled “Party on the Beach while Improving Healthcare in [Insert Country Here]!” While the article did...

Posted by Dylan Lamberti on Sep 30, 2016 in The Editor's Desk |

Welcome to MIR Online: 2016-2017

The next 12 months hold a number of events and challenges that will shape the course of history. In North America and Europe, nationalism and isolationism are on the...

Posted by Alex Langer on Oct 8, 2013 in The Editor's Desk |

Welcome to the McGill International Review Online

In August of 2013, the Syrian opposition accused the Assad government and its affiliates of chemical weapon strikes on the east and southwest towns of Damascus, killing...