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“Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish”
North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, holds an extreme wealth gap between the…
Perspective: Does the Tobacco need more Regulation?
During the middle of the twentieth century, scientific evidence published in journals linked smoking to health…
Women Need Not Apply – The Men Only Gender Equality…
On September 20, 2014, the United Nations Women’s Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson gave a heralded speech on…
Back in (Open) Season (on the Roma) – Catching Up
It's been quite a while since anyone posted here, on Opre Roma. My apologies.
While I've been gone, lots has…
Mexican Drug War Continues – What Now?
While the recent narco-crime related incidents in Mexico might come as a surprise to some, the presence of drug…
Neither Guns Nor Butter: An Evaluation of the Conflict…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world’s poorest countries. Despite a huge bounty of…
“Hold a Mirror” to the Wounds of Canadian…
On September 22-23, 2014, the UN General Assembly held a meeting in New York of more than 1000…
The Burmese Experiment
To paraphrase Rudyard Kipling, Burma is quite unlike any place you know about.1 The country has a tumultuous…
Weekly Roundup: From Chibok to Catalonia
This week, MIR Online introduced readers to a diverse set of issues ranging from the harm of Islamophobia to the…
Review of the F.R. Scott Annual Lecture : Jeffrey…
On a cloudy and overcast Monday evening, McGillians and curious Montrealers alike gathered in the towering and…
ISIS and the Sacred State
The expressed mission of ISIS is the creation of a caliphate to rule over the entire Muslim ummah, the entire…
@WhiteHouse – How Obama became an Icon of Social Media
The Obama Administration has been groundbreaking in many obvious ways, but one of the most interesting ones is how…