The Rohingya Refugee Crisis: A Gendered Emergency Allegra Mendelson Jun 1, 2018 The mass exodus of Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar and into neighboring countries has attracted significant…
The Space of the Islamic State Julia Yingling Mar 2, 2018 ISIL is one of the first terrorist groups to proclaim itself a state and has in many ways been defined by its…
Striking the Impossible Balance: The Rise of Censorship in Southeast Asia Allegra Mendelson Feb 8, 2018 Recent developments within several Southeast Asian countries have prompted concern regarding the rights of the…
Pseudo-Secularism in Myanmar Allegra Mendelson Jan 9, 2018 The crossroads of religion and politics, despite its universal prevalence, continues to be overlooked and even…
The Role of Jihad in the Rohingya Crisis Katie McClelland Dec 13, 2017 On November 23rd 2017, Bangladesh and Myanmar announced a tentative deal to repatriate Rohingya refugees to the…
US Announces Military Withdrawal from Myanmar: Another American Foreign Policy… Allegra Mendelson Nov 20, 2017 The US State Department has announced that it will be withdrawing military support from Myanmar in the coming weeks…
MIR Meets Ep. 1: Juju Deshormes Benjamin Aloi Nov 4, 2017 We're pleased to present the first episode of MIR Meets, featuring Juju Deshormes outside the Mile End's…
A Day Inside Myanmar’s Unremarkable Parliament Allegra Mendelson Oct 16, 2017 55 years ago, the world watched as Myanmar, formerly Burma, suffered a revolutionary coup d'état in which the…
Saint turned Human: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Silence on the Rohingya Crisis Iman Lahouaoula Oct 12, 2017 Like a broken record, Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar has come under fire for her recent commentary,…
False Idol: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Rohingya Crisis Thea Koper Sep 27, 2017 The events that have sparked the current crisis in Myanmar began on August 25th, when Rohingya militants, belonging…