MIR – Page 192 – Canada's premier undergraduate journal of international affairs

Javeria

Benjamin Aloi Nov 15, 2017

In our continuing coverage of Sunday's Grande Manifestation contre la haine et le racisme, Montreal native Javeria spoke to MIR about her opposition to Bill 62 and the fight for a more pluralist Québécois(e) identity Directed & Edited…
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Strength in Numbers: the Canadian Census and Stronger Policy Programs

Jennifer Chan Nov 15, 2017

In 2010, the Conservative government scrapped the mandatory long-form census and replaced it with a voluntary national household survey. The reasoning from the Department of Industry, headed by Minister Tony Clement, was that the reform…
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Manon Massé

Benjamin Aloi Nov 14, 2017

At Montréal's Grande Manifestation contre la haine et le racisme this past Sunday, MIR had a chance to speak with Manon Massé, a Member of the National Assembly and Co-Spokesperson of Québec solidaire Directed & Edited by Carlo Mole…
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Slavery – Not an Institution of the Past

Iman Lahouaoula Nov 14, 2017

Currently, every country around the world has abolished slavery, though the final country to do so was Mauritania, only a few decades ago, in 1981. It would seem, as taught in modern history courses, that slavery is an institution of the…
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Japan and Its Foreign Workers

Ted Ye Nov 14, 2017

Technology has allowed global citizens to travel easily from one place to another, and it is common to have foreign workers in a country. Yet despite such ease of mobility, the labour market is limited and not everyone has equal access to…
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The New Face of Espionage : Intelligence Tactics for the Internet Era

John Weston Nov 13, 2017

A power cut hits an Eastern European capital, a government employee spends their day writing comments on social media, a series of confidential files turn up on the web, and an inflammatory ad shows up on a Facebook feed. What do all of…
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1917: Tales from the Trenches

Victoria Emanuelle Forest-Briand Nov 13, 2017

The letters below were published in the Saint Croix Courier in October, November and December 1917. They were transcribed from the Saint Croix Courier archives in the Saint John Free Public Library, New Brunswick, Canada. All images…
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Screening of The Box Depicts Refugee Life as a Child

Jasmine Lee Nov 13, 2017

This Tuesday, Boğaziçi University held a screening of the short animation The Box: A Syrian Story, which was directed, written, and produced by Boğaziçi alumna Merve Çirişoğlu. The film tells the story of a young Syrian boy, his…
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What in the World does Russia Want?

Ethan Fogel Nov 12, 2017

The end of the Cold War marked the end of Russia’s status as a global superpower. A politically and economically turbulent 1990s weakened Russia’s influence in the world. In 2000, the election of Vladimir Putin ushered in an era of…
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A Case for Japan’s Remilitarization

Isabella Chon Nov 12, 2017

Following a landslide election victory at the end of October 2017, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to challenge what he considered the country’s pressing national crises: persistent deflation, an aging population and the…
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