Escaping the Jungle Helena Martin Oct 24, 2016 “The Jungle” in Calais, France is to be permanently closed and demolished, and authorities will begin to evict…
Leaving Everything Behind: Why do People Immigrate? Helena Martin Oct 10, 2016 Pack everything up, buy a ticket, and leave your home. There, no one knows you, and you might have to start from…
The Refugee Crisis: A Global Catastrophe Thea Koper Oct 4, 2016 The issue of refugees seeking asylum is unfortunately not a recent phenomenon to affect countries and their…
The Beginnings of (Im)Migration Helena Martin Oct 3, 2016 A new place, new people, and a new life: these are the things that immigrants, migrant workers, and refugees yearn…
Syria: Those Left Behind Francesca Wallace Apr 3, 2016 More than 11 million people have been killed or forced to flee Syria due to the ongoing conflict and around 6.6…
How Will Brussels Attacks Influence the US Election? Phoebe Warren Mar 26, 2016 The Daesh-led terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium have caused worldwide panic, with 34 deaths and 330 injuries…
Human Rights and Human Empathy: A Review of the “Canada on the Global… Phoebe Warren Feb 19, 2016 Last week, McGill hosted the "Canada on the Global Stage" conference. Friday's programming consisted of two…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016 Abdalla Saleh Jan 16, 2016 Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
Charlie Hebdo Un An Après: Right to Offend and Right to Not Be Offended May Lim Jan 15, 2016 Around this time last year, two radicalized French jihadists attacked the Paris offices of a satirical weekly…
State of the Union Address – What Comes Next? Phoebe Warren Jan 15, 2016 This past Tuesday night, President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address to the entire nation. For…