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2018: A major hit to democracy in Latin America
In this year, democracy will once again be challenged in Latin America. Six different countries will hold presidential elections, and...
Alfonso Garza
Apr 6, 20185 min read


Hacking into our Hearts: The Rising Trend of Cyber-Attacks
Today’s article is by our guest writer Ozanay Bozkaya. He’s a second year student at McGill. While mainly interested in history,...
Ozanay Bozkaya
Apr 2, 20185 min read


The rise of the extreme right (in disguise)
In recent decades, anti-immigrant parties have surged in the polls and entered most European parliaments. Since the last federal...
Joos Akkerman
Mar 28, 20186 min read


Trade Wars
President Trump recently announced tariffs on metal and aluminum. Sticking to his major communication channel for all foreign policy, he...
Atma Jyoti Mahapatra
Mar 23, 20184 min read


The Neo-Ottoman Slap and How It Continues to Backfire
It is common for the Turkish government, and numerous governments worldwide, to use foreign policy as a tool of domestic policy. A mildly...
Arzum Begüm Ünal
Mar 14, 20184 min read


The aftermath of the Pyeongchang 2018
Paved with various political controversies, the start of the 23rd edition of the Winter Olympics brought many ongoing questions to light....
Ana Popovici
Mar 5, 20183 min read


Chiquita not so chiquita
For humankind, basic resources have always been a reason to begin conflicts. Take the example of agriculture; since its discovery,...
Alfonso Garza
Mar 2, 20187 min read


Dodging Day Zero: Cape Town’s water crisis
I think most of us are familiar with the following words: “Less than 1% of the water on Earth is readily accessible for human use, and it...
Daniella Sorrosa
Feb 26, 20184 min read


Media and Comedy in Trump’s Era
Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Seth Meyers and Conan O’Brien are some of the top players in the competitive late-night comedy business....
Atma Jyoti Mahapatra
Feb 21, 20183 min read


The economics behind human trafficking
When you grow up in Romania, there is a saying that you will hear anytime you want to go outside at night: “beware of the black van”. The...
Ana Popovici
Feb 16, 20184 min read


Do animals have rights?
During this Christmas, I came to read a newspaper article that caught my attention: in Spain, my country of origin, pets are no longer...
Maria Diaz Macias
Feb 14, 20184 min read


Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Yea or Nay
On December 20th, 2017, after the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the federal corporate tax rate is now reduced to a flat rate of...
Arzum Begüm Ünal
Feb 12, 20184 min read


Imbalance of Payments
It’s not up to debate that 2017 has been a year full of tension and uncertainty in terms of international relations, especially...
Evrim Öztamur
Feb 5, 20183 min read


Supply or Demand? The Business of Drug Trafficking
San José de La Parrilla, Durango is a five thousand people city in the north of Mexico. Its inhabitants can testify that it was one of...
Alfonso Garza
Feb 2, 20184 min read


Should voting be a right or a duty?
Summary Many countries have trouble getting their citizens to vote during elections. Compulsory voting is a method able to increase voter...
Daniella Sorrosa
Jan 29, 20183 min read


Can a Cryptocurrency Save Venezuela?
As you might have already heard, Venezuela is going through some pretty hard times right now. The country has been facing a political,...
Daniella Sorrosa
Dec 20, 20173 min read


Not So Basic Income
Basic income right now is such a hot topic that it’s pretty much the bitcoins of policymaking. The idea is extremely simple, and that...
Evrim Öztamur
Dec 11, 20173 min read


#NetNeutrality in the United States: Saving the Internet!
The Internet has become such an integral part of our lives, which consumes our hours and hours every day (well, or at least it does for...
Hải Đăng Vũ
Dec 8, 20175 min read


Landlocked
It is the year 1879. Tensions are rising in South America. On February 14, troops of the Chilean army occupy the Bolivian port city of...
Daniel Haerle
Nov 29, 20174 min read


You Can Just Recycle It, Right?
For the past year or so I’ve been drinking more and more coffee, yet it’s not because I’m crunching books for exams, but because I...
Evrim Öztamur
Nov 15, 20174 min read
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