Overshadowed By Ukraine, Afghanistan Starves in Silence
At the end of last year, Afghanistan still loomed large in the media. CNN reported on the new Taliban government’s restrictions on women’s rights, and the New York Times was More
The Geopolitics of Energies: Europe’s Diplomatic Headache Towards Energy Dependence from Russia
The invasion of Ukraine, launched by Vladimir Putin’s army on February 24th, rings like familiar Cold War dynamics. Putin transgressed several international laws by breaking into Ukraine’s sovereign territory and More
On the Fence: Why India Won’t Condemn Russia
Amongst an unprecedented wave of global backlash levied against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, one prominent nation has remained reserved in its criticism of Putin. India has refused to More
Boycotts of the Beijing Winter Olympics and China’s Digital Authoritarianism
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing were held against diplomatic boycotts, amid several allegations of human rights violations in China. China’s political attempts to clear its name and shift the More
Strategic, Geopolitical Considerations of Canada’s Energy Policies
The topic of the development of Canada’s oil and gas resources has been highly contested in the last several years. On one hand, it has been argued that the development More
Globalization and Linguistic Feuds: How French Shelters the French
In February, the Académie française, the sacrosanct gatekeeper of the French language, put forth a report alerting public and private actors to the growing use of bilingualism and anglicisms in More
The Biden Presidency and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Problems and Opportunities
On March 1st, U.S. President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. While staple issues like immigration, healthcare, and infrastructure dominated More
The Aggressor and The Enabler: Belarus’ Role in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
On February 24th, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine after having amassed troops over several months at its shared border with Ukraine, as well as in Belarus. Belarus has played a critical, More
Rising Chaos: Spanish Political Turmoil Means Gains for Vox
On February 22nd, 2022, the leader of Spain’s centre-right People’s Party (PP), Pablo Casado, was effectively ousted in the midst of a civil war within his own party. Now in More
Schumpeter’s Theory of Democratic Elitism & the Trucker Protests
At the end of 2021, both the United States and Canada announced that they would require truck drivers entering each country to be fully vaccinated. Canada began enforcing this measure More