The New Nation: Bougainville’s Struggle for Independence Skyler Bohnert Mar 25, 2022 In 2027, the world will see the first newly independent country since South Sudan in 2011. Bougainville, an…
New Caledonia: Fighting for Independence in 2020 Joshua Poggianti Dec 6, 2020 New Caledonia exemplifies the complex and violent path towards independence, illustrating the reality of…
Days in the Arctic: A Changed Way of Life Ewan Halliday Jun 25, 2020 The quiet isolation of the Arctic is disappearing, leaving in its place social progressions and new economic…
Cher Hubert Aquin, les Patriotes n’ont pas fait que perdre Charles Lepage Jun 24, 2020 En 1965, en plein cœur de la Révolution tranquille et d’une nouvelle vague d’émancipation nationaliste, le célèbre…
One day in Luanda Anja Helliot Jan 20, 2020 Eleven years after her first visit, MIR Editor Anja Helliot returned to Luanda, Angola's capital, to reconnect with…
A Splintering Union: Brexit Reignites Scottish Independence Movement Adam Steiner Nov 26, 2019 Since 2016, three different prime ministers have each tried to facilitate the United Kingdom’s messy divorce from…
Explainer: How Do the Kurds Relate to the Arab World, Palestine, and Israel? Nicholas Chanko Nov 21, 2017 On September 25th, Iraqi Kurds voted overwhelmingly in an independence referendum to separate from Iraq and become…
Roadblock to Sovereignty: How Québec’s Separatist Parties May Defeat their… Mark LeBeau Nov 6, 2017 Similar to previous seasons, this autumn has had more than its fair share of political controversy. Independence is…
The Past and the Present: An In-Depth Look at the Catalan Pro-Independence… Ted Ye Oct 13, 2017 Following the recent terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain is yet again engulfed by another pressing issue that…
Catalonian Independence: Defying the Autonomous Community Mechanism Etienne Lee Sep 25, 2017 With more than 700 mayors across the Catalonian region of Spain declaring their allegiance towards independence and…