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IRSAM at the UN (Part 1 of 2): When We Nodded Along
In the context of the UN Commission on the Status of Women '59, a group of students from McGill University had…
Hungry for Power: Boko Haram’s Strategic Alliance…
The last update on the international terrorist radar? A supposed allegiance between two of the most powerful…
Assessing Mexico’s Guerra al Narco
A week ago, the Mexican government celebrated another success in its Guerra al Narco: the capture of two drug…
Algerian Family Code: Progress for Women or Disguised…
On Thursday, March 5th 2015, the National People’s Assembly (APN) of Algeria passed legislation towards…
India’s Daughters
With the recent release of Leslee Udwin’s documentary India’s Daughter, which investigates the 2012 brutal gang…
China, the Unlikely Leader of the Green Revolution
China is by far the biggest polluter in the world, emitting 6018 million tons of greenhouse gases per year in 2009…
Understanding Russia’s Geopolitical Motivations
What has happened to Russian foreign policy? As this question resonates throughout the West, the Kremlin has been…
Bolstering Human Rights: A Brick in the Road
Last month, Amnesty International released their annual 2014/15 report on the state of the world’s human rights.…
2015: Redefining our Understanding of Free Speech
With the recent Charlie Hebdo attacks, freedom of speech has become a crucial talking point in the international…
Resistance Is Futile: Prominent Putin Critic Gunned Down…
In the past year, from its annexation of Crimea to its contentious role as host of the 2014 Winter Olympics in…
“Lyin’ Brian:” A Case for Ethical Journalism
In the midst of the on-going Brian Williams controversy, some journalists, columnists and editors such as Robert…
One law for the Rich and Another for the Poor?
A common rhetoric that says that “If Steve Jobs was born in Korea, Apple would not have been existed,”…