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This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Emma-Jane Ni, to discuss her article Debt, Masks, and Tech: Why COVID-19 Won’t Mean the End for China’s Belt and Road Initiative, in which she explores how…
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In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies Diego Garcia, the region’s bastion of American hegemony. As Chinese influence continues to expand in South Asia, Diego Garcia will become even more crucial in guaranteeing the prioritization of…
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Discussion and dialogue are undoubtedly necessary for affecting change in our society, but simply exposing ourselves to other people and opposing views is not enough to truly overcome prejudice or polarization.
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In 1938, a government-mandated investigation of the Canadian criminal justice system found the need for massive reform. The evaluation, spurred by a series of protests, called for “radical change” that would have seen Canadian prisons…
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In response to the pandemic, migrant rights advocates have been active in drawing attention to the ongoing abuse of migrant workers. This has increased visibility, but there is little evidence that concrete policy changes will follow.
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The steady tick, tick of the counter for confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide pays no regard to news that as of the first week of July, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has bought out nearly the entire global supply of…
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In this episode of MIR Meets, contributor Mathieu Lavault sits down with Arthur Rizer, the director of justice and national security policy for the R Street Institute, where he heads institute programs dealing with a variety of issues…
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The healthcare system in Afghanistan is under attack, both by the Taliban and by a virus that knows no bounds. Women's health has become a pawn, with women’s human rights being violated in a social context that already disadvantages them.
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Many Americans regard the Second Amendment as a safeguard against government tyranny. Yet few, according to Staff Writer Jonah Fried, understand that the amendment was originally intended to protect the institution of slavery.
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Given that some members of NAM have outgrown their status as developing countries and others have acquired far more power than their Cold War-selves could have imagined, one is forced to question the extent to which NAM simply is a Cold War…
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