When Will We “Mainstream” Our Future? – The Rights of Older… Myriam Maalouf Nov 28, 2015 There is a lack of widespread discussion and engagement with the rights of older persons. It is staggering how…
What Do We Do With Disaster? Remembering the Afghanistan/Pakistan Earthquake Alexa Looker Nov 15, 2015 Nearly two weeks ago, on October 26th, Afghanistan was hit by an earthquake. The earthquake, falling between 7.5…
Payam Akhavan on BBC Hard Talk D'Arcy White Nov 4, 2015 As far as McGill professors go, Professor of Law, Payam Akhavan is a pretty inspiring one. Mr. Ahkavan is a former…
Insight into a Humanitarian Crisis: The Ebola Outbreak Alexandra Yiannoutsos Oct 23, 2015 West Africa entered the world stage in March of 2014 with the deadly outbreak of Ebola virus disease, or…
“Let’s Talk Peace: Innovating Peace Day” Alix Vadot Oct 10, 2015 Since 2002, the United Nations has been dedicated to commemorating an annual international day of peace,…
IRSAM at the UN: A Photo Experience of CSW 59 Gautham Krishnaraj Mar 28, 2015 In the second week of March, the International Relations Students' Association of McGill (IRSAM) sent a delegation…
Weekly Round-Up: One Last Look Sarah Khan Mar 22, 2015 This week, MIR online traveled from Algeria, to Russia, to Venezuela, and various places in between. We covered…
IRSAM at the UN (Part 2 of 2): When We Shook Our Heads Margot Charles Mar 19, 2015 Part 1 of this series outlined the areas of convergence that a group of students from McGill University were able…
IRSAM at the UN (Part 1 of 2): When We Nodded Along Margot Charles Mar 18, 2015 In the context of the UN Commission on the Status of Women '59, a group of students from McGill University had…
COP 20: Constructive or A Waste Of Time? Sarah Pettem Dec 17, 2014 The Conference of the Parties (COP) conferences have been frequently labelled failures, as a post-Kyoto agreement…