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Normalizing Insecurity: The Impact of the State of Emergency in France

The French government tries to balance fundamental freedoms with security.

Posted On : December 16, 2017 Published By : Laura Millo
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Julie Payette’s First Two Months: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

An overview of her performance as Governor General to date.

Posted On : December 16, 2017 Published By : Catharina O’Donnell
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Federalism: Neither Obsolete nor Outdated

Image Credits: Douglas Simkin, via Flickr Creative Commons The virtues of federalism have been exalted since the Enlightenment, with influential continental theorists such as Montesquieu and Rousseau being proponents of a More

Posted On : December 14, 2017 Published By : Nico Mak-Wasek
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Machiavelli in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia’s quest for regional hegemony

Image Credits: James N. Mattis, via Flickr Creative Commons For decades, Saudi Arabia had a very low-key profile in international affairs, and limited its foreign involvement to the Middle East. More

Posted On : December 5, 2017 Published By : Evelyne Goulet
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Ambiguous Hopes: What comes next for Zimbabwe?

Image Credits: Ben Sutherland, via Flickr Creative Commons In 1980, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) led by Robert Mugabe gained independence from the white supremacist state of Rhodesia. Mugabe won More

Posted On : December 5, 2017 Published By : Erin McDonald
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Partisanship and Public Spending: The deceptive tactics of using public funds for partisan ends

Image Credits: John McCallum, via Flickr Creative Commons Prime Ministers inherently play two major roles: that of the party leader, and that of the head of government. Despite both roles being More

Posted On : December 5, 2017 Published By : Catharina O’Donnell
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Trudeau Perfects the Partnership: Patience with the TPP Pays Off

Image Credits: CBC. Justin Trudeau is the “skunk” who “screwed everybody”, according to the international leaders he left “fum[ing]” over the “scuppered” Trans-Pacific Partnership renegotiations. The Trans-Pacific Partnership was signed in More

Posted On : November 27, 2017 Published By : Catharina O’Donnell
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Personality, Politics and Global Health: Mugabe Appointment Brings WHO Under Scrutiny

Image Credits: Eric Bridiers for the United States Mission in Geneva In late October, the World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe as their Goodwill Ambassador. Immediately following More

Posted On : November 22, 2017 Published By : Erin McDonald
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The Twilight Zone: Mueller, Trump and Fake News

Photo by Gage Skidmore, via Flickr Creative Commons On May 17th, Robert Mueller, a FBI director under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, was appointed as the head of the More

Posted On : November 20, 2017 Published By : Evelyne Goulet
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Governance and Secession in Iraqi Kurdistan: Recent Concerns and Prospects for the Future

Photo by Kurdish Struggle via Flickr, Creative Commons Kurdistan’s continuous pursuit of legitimacy reached its climax on September 25th when a referendum to obtain independence from Iraq was held. The More

Posted On : November 16, 2017 Published By : Laura Millo

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