Getting the Insight Out
The anti-immigration wind has returned and is ominously blowing over European legislation, signalling a shift toward rigid migration policies that risk sidelining human rights.
This article examines the erosion of Raphael Lemkin’s principles of genocide in the context of Gaza, highlighting the disjunction between legal definitions and geopolitical responses. Despite clear international legal assessments characterizing Israel’s actions as genocidal, political alliances and military aid persist. This reveals a troubling shift in how genocide is understood, applied, and contested today.
Just weeks ago, all eyes were on Lebanon. As the US reported Israel and Hezbollah were close to a ceasefire, Western politicians saw this as the first step toward peace in the Middle East. However, as rebels storm into the Syrian capital and Iran abandons its sworn allies, the region now teeters on the brink of a new and even deadlier conflict.
The Democratic Party’s electoral campaign was muddled by internal conflicts, demographic shifts, and a costly disconnect with working class and male voters, compounded by an anti-incumbent surge.
Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has embarked on an ambitious modernization and urbanization project led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. With large-scale infrastructure projects driving logistical and technological More
On November 14th, three days before the highly anticipated COP29 summit, President Javier Milei made the bold decision to withdraw Argentina’s delegation, thereby abruptly removing the nation from the global More
Examines the homelessness crisis, from full shelters to dismantled encampments. Analyzes Valérie Plante and François Legault’s initiatives post-pandemic.
Canada’s Commitments to Climate Change: Progress and Challenges Climate change has become an increasingly salient issue on the international agenda, prompting nations to adopt ambitious commitments to address its impacts. More
This month, the Taliban will attend the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), not as a member of the general assembly, but as an “observational body,” a status similar More
Under the Aristotelian framework, the political participation of individuals within modern representative democracies does not constitute true citizenship. The vast majority of those now considered to be citizens would, under Aristotle’s model, be more aptly described as resident aliens, true citizenry only being enjoyed by the class of elected officials. This article suggests representative democracy to be a system closer to aristocracy or oligarchy.