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Op-Ed: Amy Klobuchar’s Toxic Leadership and the Faux-Feminism of the She-E-O

Throughout her career, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has cultivated a public persona as a composed pragmatist who can solve hot-button issues through level headed diplomacy. Klobuchar announced her 2020 candidacy More

Posted On : February 22, 2019 Published By : Rebecka Pieder
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Climate Change and Canadian Strategies: Why Ideal Theories Need Non-Ideal Solutions

Political leaders must frequently address the tension between “optimal” and “possible” when they make decisions. While some look at the current context to decide what strategies are feasible, others decide More

Posted On : February 21, 2019 Published By : Jane Warren
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Royal Rumble: Princess Ubolratana’s Brief Bid for Prime Ministership

On February 8th, the Thai Raksa Chart (TRC) party made an unexpected announcement that Princess Ubolratana would stand as the party’s candidate for the office of prime minister. Before anyone More

Posted On : February 21, 2019 Published By : Julia Nguyen
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Putin’s New Game of Chess: Russian Interference in Venezuela

Russia’s foreign policy decisions as of late have kept many speculating as to what Vladimir Putin’s next move might be – where his next transgression would take place and when More

Posted On : February 21, 2019 Published By : Mika Weissenberger
Green
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Rise of the Underdog: The Green Party’s Unprecedented Success Approaching the Federal Election

With the Canadian federal election only eight months away, much focus has been placed on the results of popular opinion polls. Apart from the usual power struggle between the Liberal More

Posted On : February 21, 2019 Published By : Andie Habert
PiS and Fidesz leaders
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A Tale of Two Populists: The Differences Between Poland and Hungary

With European Parliament elections coming up this May, there is increasing worry about the influence of populist parties, which are now growing in almost every single EU member state. When More

Posted On : February 20, 2019 Published By : Ciprian Constantinescu
international
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Trickle Down Feminism: An Analysis of Trudeau’s Feminist International Assistance Policy

In June 2017, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau revealed a “Feminist International Assistance Policy” backed by the allocation of 15% of Canada’s $2.6 billion bilateral development assistance budget. This focus More

Posted On : February 19, 2019 Published By : Eyitayo Kunle-Oladosu
climate
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Climate Justice: The Equitable Way to Save the Planet

The world is, quite literally, burning. Every year, billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) are emitted into the atmosphere, increasing the earth’s temperature, and consequently, the regularity and severity More

Posted On : February 19, 2019 Published By : Zaheed Kara
Alexander the Great statue in Macedonia
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Macedonia’s Name Change: Western Consolidation Continues in the Balkans

On February 6, Macedonia was formally invited to join NATO after resolving a decades-long dispute with Greece over the use of the name Macedonia. The disagreements between the two countries More

Posted On : February 19, 2019 Published By : Omar Arafeh
unions
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Ford’s Fear: Premier Ford’s Attack on Student Unions

Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems to have found yet another target for his education-related reforms: student unions. The Progressive Conservative (PC) government has already made a number of controversial changes More

Posted On : February 18, 2019 Published By : Gabe Bleyer

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