One Belt, One Road: China’s Rising Dominance in Europe
For decades, Croatia has suffered from a Bosnian intrusion on their coastline, isolating a small corner of the country and the port city of Dubrovnik. A bridge connecting mainland Croatia More
Navigating Uncharted Waters: Canada and the EU
Yesterday, a public event at McGill University featured Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and the High Representative of the European Union, Frederica Mogherini. The event was titled “Navigating Uncharted Waters: More
Brexit Deadlock: Can You Have the Cake and Eat it, Too?
Two weeks have passed since the end of the ASEM 2018 summit in Brussels. This particular summit was a chance for the EU and the UK to bury the heated Salzburg 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
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
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
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
Op-Ed: Susan Collins, A Profile in Cowardice
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. Last Friday, More
1, 2, 3, 4, Trump Declares a Trade War
The U.S. and China Are at War, and Tit-for-Tat Protectionism Is Their Ammo After decades of economic codependency, the United States and China have entered a full-blown trade war. Trade More