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A Helicopter and a Dream: The Impact of Óscar Pérez on…
“I fight for the freedom of the country, for a better tomorrow,” stated Óscar Alberto Pérez, Venezuelan…
Peace, Order, and Good Government: Public Engagement in…
This summer, Canadian news broadcasters flew into a frenzy when Green MP Elizabeth May called on Conservative MP…
Implementation of the Colombian Peace Agreement: An…
Featured Photo by Gloria Ortega Pérez
On September 26 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla…
New Year, New Challenges in Canadian-American Relations
Along with every new year come clichéd notions of a fresh start, new beginnings, and better relationships in the…
Trump, Cuba, and the Art of the One-Sided Deal
For American, and some Canadian, diplomats stationed in Cuba, the last year has been one of confusion, fear, and…
Think Bigger: Canada’s Shortcomings with…
Editor's note: This article is the third of a series on sustainability by Kara Anderson. Previously, we examined…
The Facts and the Furious: A New Era of Journalism in…
“Fake news” - the term has graced news feeds and dominated headlines nearly every day for the past year, becoming a…
Sharp Edges of a Broken Glass Ceiling: Women in…
Both cultural barriers and structural gender discriminative policies are interwoven in a way that systemically…
UChicago Trauma Relief
The new year is bringing much needed medical relief to Chicago’s South Side. At the end of 2017, the University of…
How Hunger Breeds Hatred: Venezuela’s Shortage…
"They're hunting! The people are hungry" is the cry heard from a jarring video posted by Venezuelan congressman…
Central America’s Second Coming of the…
There is unrest in Honduras. As the electoral commission declared the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernandez as President…
It’s Time to End the State Sponsors of Terrorism…
Since 1979, the United States State Department has kept a list of what it calls “state sponsors of terrorism.”…