A Halt to Globalisation? COVID-19 and Travel Bans
Donald’s Trump has been criticised for his response the coronavirus crisis; there were delays to the US testing kits and he’s been accused of downplaying the danger posed by the More
Turkish-Russian Ceasefire: More Uncertainty for Displaced Syrians
Earlier this month, Russia and Turkey agreed to a ceasefire in the Syrian province of Idlib. Situated in northwestern Syria, the province borders Turkey and is the last rebel-held region More
COVID-19: Bringing Mental Health into the Public Health Conversation
On March 11, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom officially declared the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, a global pandemic. Since then, governments around the world, including the Quebec government, More
Ethnophobia in Disease: Racism and the Coronavirus
The coronavirus, referred to as COVID-19 in its disease form (or SARS-COV-2), has been dominating mainstream media for over 3 months — to the extent that it is difficult, if More
Opinion: Trump’s Manicured Visit to India a Convenient Distraction
On February 24, President Trump embarked on a two-day trip to India that has been criticized as a show in which only the most aesthetically pleasing aspects of the country More
China’s New Aircraft Carrier: A New Threat to Southeast Asian Countries?
On December 17th, 2019, China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, named the Shandong, was commissioned and put into service. It was the second aircraft carrier in the PLAN (People’s Liberation More
What’s Next in the Saga of Julian Assange?
As Julian Assange’s extradition hearing begins in London, his role in global geopolitics and legacy are being contested across the public sphere. Ever since WikiLeaks released footage of an American More
Opinion: Crypto AG, US Espionage, and Human Rights Atrocities
A CIA report refers to it as “the intelligence coup of the century.” Earlier this month, the details of a decades-long covert operation were revealed, in which the CIA secretly More
Religious Borders: BJP, Modern Hindutva and RNGOs
Numerous religious non-governmental organizations (RNGOs) in India have experienced dwindling support and increasing legal difficulties set forth by the incumbent government under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). With many claiming More
UK Allows Huawei: Has the US Lost Control Over its Allies?
On January 28th, after a long period of contemplation, the UK government has finally allowed the Chinese technology giant, Huawei, to participate, with a limited role, in the construction of More