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Convicted Retirement
It is a well-known fact that Japan has one of the worlds oldest populations, with a median age of 47 that’s well above the world median...
Daniella Sorrosa
May 21, 20183 min read


Early Bird Gets The Worm
On the 18th of April 2018, the president of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, together with an opposition party’s leader,...
Kaan Günderen
May 16, 20184 min read


How Did Latin America Fall Behind?
There are different theories that try to explain the reasons of the contrast of economic development in the colonized countries. It is...
Alfonso Garza
May 9, 20185 min read


Revolution of values
Imagine people from various backgrounds – students, teachers, journalists, artists, soldiers – laughing, dancing and hugging one...
Anastasiya Kovalenko
May 7, 20184 min read


Blaming the Victim
Imagine this; you are a high school student in the US. You go to school, just like every day, but all of a sudden you realize that this...
Joos Akkerman
May 2, 20185 min read


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
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