Beyond GDP: Rethinking Developmental Indicators During COVID-19
Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, much of the world’s population has been forced or at least advised to live in isolation from their communities. Many are looking for More
Defying the Lockdown: Popular Unrest in Ukraine
Ukraine is a country at war on multiple fronts. This past month marked six years since Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, which was formalized on 18 March, 2014. The More
The Cross-Strait Relationship in the Time of COVID-19
Although many expected the cross-Taiwan-strait relationship to worsen after the recent election in Taiwan, many were still surprised at how quickly it deteriorated due to the recent interactions between Beijing More
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