Blue Wave, Red Wall: Democratic House vs. Republican Senate
No matter which party wins, the US will soon hold a historic general election in which 36 governorships, 435 House seats, 33 US Senate seats, and all state legislatures will More
From Fame to Fall: Brazil’s Dramatic Shift to the Right
As the largest democracy in Latin America and the fourth largest democracy in the world, the Brazilian government represents over 208 million constituents. In a nation in the process of More
Sleeping Beside an Elephant: US Midterms’ Impact on Canada
November 6th is an important day for Americans, as they head to the polls to choose their representatives in Congress and conduct an informal referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s More
Russia, a Fountainhead of Defiance
Russia, under Vladimir Putin’s regime, has been expanding its influence into the domestic affairs of varying countries and its recent foray into Western democracies’ affairs has wide-reaching implications. Russia’s 2014 More
Tocqueville in the Age of Trump: Can Social Trust Be Restored?
Tocqueville was concerned with the question of the preservation of political liberty under equal social conditions. He witnessed great political instability in France after the revolution of 1789 and saw More
Through the Looking Glass: Sexual Assault in American and Canadian Politics
American and Canadian politics are more distanced today than perhaps ever before. The distinction between Trump’s America and Trudeau’s Canada becomes particularly evident when one examines the political treatment of More
The US Midterm Elections: 5 Senate Races to Watch
With November quickly approaching and intense get-out-the-vote efforts by Republicans and Democrats alike, the U.S. midterm elections have been heating up across the country. Both parties face incredibly high stakes More
What the IPCC’s Global Warming Report Means for Canada
On October 8th, 2018, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a report entitled Global Warming of 1.5°C. The report calls for urgent and unprecedented action, given that the world More
The New Great Game: Russia’s Arctic Strategy
An old frontier from the Cold War, the Arctic is quickly re-emerging as a confrontation zone between world powers. In this cold and sparsely populated corner of the Earth, Russian More
Keeping Up with the Kremlin: A Semi-Exhaustive Timeline of the Mueller Investigation
Last August, American president Donald Trump used his favourite social media platform to vent his frustration at Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election. In a More