Tyrannical Injustice in Hobbes’s Commonwealth
Many philosophers have their own interpretations of the state of nature and the true nature of mankind. Hobbes depicts one of the first accounts of the state of nature and More
Assange’s “Feline Ultimatum” is Just a Tiny Piece of the Puzzle
News broke this week that Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblowing website Wikileaks, has filed a lawsuit against the Ecuadorian government for the new asylum terms it imposed on him. More
T-12 Months: MJPS Federal Election Outlook
In exactly 12 months, Canadians will head to the polls for the 43rd federal election. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals will fight for re-election against Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives, currently in opposition. Also More
Op-Ed: A Quiet Revolution in Eastern Europe
This op-ed presents only the opinion of the author and is not an endorsement from the McGill Journal of Political Studies, nor the McGill Political Science Students’ Association. While Quebec More
Op-Ed: Brian Gallant’s Liberals are Proof that Size isn’t Everything
This op-ed presents only the opinion of the author and is not an endorsement from the McGill Journal of Political Studies, nor the McGill Political Science Students’ Association. It is More
Italy’s EU-Breaking Budget
Italian politics is in the midst of an unprecedented trial of ideological mixing. Last March, the Italian general election produced no definitive majority, marking a substantial shift away from dominance More
Op-Ed: Two-Faced Trudeau? Cannabis Legalization and the War on Drugs
This op-ed presents only the opinion of the author and is not an endorsement from the McGill Journal of Political Studies, nor the McGill Political Science Students’ Association. Recreational cannabis More
The Improbable Dream: Africa’s Quest for UNSC Membership
At the recent UN General Assembly, Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa called for the addition of two permanent African members of the UN Security Council (UNSC). He argued that most More
A Murder in Istanbul: Jamal Khashoggi and the Death of the Liberal Order
Jamal Khashoggi, arguably Saudi Arabia’s most influential dissident-journalist, walked into the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, and never came back out. In all likelihood, he was murdered in cold-blood by Saudi’s More
Qatar: Resisting the Blockade and Defying Saudi’s Regional Interests
On the June 5th of 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt initiated a blockade of Qatar that closed land, sea and air routes and expelled Qatari More