Denuclearization: A History of Crossed Wires
When the historic Singapore summit on June 12th brought together North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and President…
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Shirley Wang
America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in Danger
In her recent article for New York Times Magazine, writer Linda Villarosa details many disturbing revelations about…
CSW62: Shifting the Narrative on Women’s Rights from Normative to Actionable
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series of MIR articles from the International Relations Students' Society…
Can the EU Rise to the Challenge of Illiberalism?
Europe—and the world at large—has seen a rise of what some call ‘illiberal democracies’ in past decades. They are a…
A Different Shade of Green: Is a New Kind of Green Movement Behind Iran’s Recent…
The recent protests in Iran—besides being the largest in the country since the Green movement took to the streets…
Politicized Memory: The Holocaust in Poland
In an increasingly far-right and nationalist Eastern Europe, Poland’s government is moving to revise and politicize…
“I miss home; who doesn’t miss home?”: Interviewing My Friend, a…
September 2017
It was a warm and sunny September day in Istanbul when I met a young Syrian man working at…
The Removal of Confederate Monuments in the United States
On January 18th, an e-mail was sent to Montreal's McGill University student body informing us of the creation of a…
The End is Near for Angela Merkel
Standing at a mere 5 ft. 5, other world leaders appear to tower over her. With her steely blue gaze and implicit…
The Hidden Economics Behind Antibiotic Resistance
Late last year, a woman in Nevada died of an infection inflicted by a pan-resistance bacterium. The bacteria was…