Wilkommen: Erdogan and the Search for Economic Alliances
Turkish President Recep Erdoğan landed in Berlin on last Thursday to kick off a 3 day state visit to Germany. This is the first of its kind since Erdoğan became More
NAFTA, the Redux: A Primer on USMCA
Renegotiating unfavourable trade agreements was a key campaign promise of President Trump. Whether grounded in empirical realities or otherwise, Trump managed to emerge as a credible representative of America’s losers More
Money Doesn’t Matter: Where’s the Backlash Against Financial Integration?
Contemporary times will be remembered as one of significant waves of backlash against globalization. While such waves of backlash are not new – we saw one through the 1970s – More
The Uneven Burn: Climate Change and Social Inequality
The effects of climate change have arrived, and to the best of our knowledge, they’re here to stay. The past 3 years have been the hottest on record, with climate More
Never Again: Bringing Justice to Myanmar
On August 22nd, the United Nations called for an international court to put on trial Myanmar’s high ranking military officials. Military officials are facing charges of conducting genocide against the More
A Future Unknown: The Liberal World Order
Before Trump officially assumed office, foreign policy pundits were deeply divided. Half believed that Pax Americana was history, and so was the global liberal order. The other half deemed the More
The Pakistani Elections: New Leader, Same Story
The outcome of the recent Pakistani elections fell along expected lines. Former cricketer Imran Khan and his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party, and will form More
Hunger Games: the Case of Somalia
In political science, case studies are used to exemplify theories and models and to gain in-depth insight of a concept at work. Case studies make clear and tangible what are More
“Zero Tolerance” 101: A Guide to Trump’s Immigration Policy
This is a developing story. Donald Trump, despite his claims, is not the first president to crack down on illegal immigration. The prosecution of those illegally entering the United States More
Death and Duplicity: Journalism in Russia
Earlier this month, news broke that famed Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko had been murdered in the Kiev apartment where he was staying. Babchenko, a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir More