The Political Appeal of Populist Language
Since the 1970s, a wave of political parties labeled as “populist” have ascended to power across Western democracies. The recent electoral gains of Germany’s Alternative for Democracy Party (AfD), and More
Why Hostility Between France and the Muslim World Continues to Rise
Recent tensions between French President Emmanuel Macron and the Muslim world emerged in response to the President’s allegedly divisive rhetoric during a speech in early October where he outlined a More
All Judges Are Non-Partisan, But Are Some More Non-Partisan Than Others?
Debate over political partisanship has long plagued the judiciary in the United States. Unlike our southern neighbour, the predominant belief in Canada is that the judicial system is independent of More
‘The Last Dictator of Europe’: Why Deposing Lukashenko is No Easy Feat
It has been almost three months since Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was reelected in a landslide victory, marking his consolidation of the nation’s highest office for an unprecedented 26 years. More
Flash Analysis: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over – How Trump Could Cling Onto Power
On Saturday, November 7th, most US news outlets declared the former Vice President, Joe Biden, the projected winner of the 2020 US presidential election. The tipping point for news outlets More
The Geopolitics of Natural Resources: A Case Study on Helium
In an era of increasingly complex supply chains and rising global tensions, certain natural resources play a vitally important role on the international stage. It is worth examining the geopolitical More
What the Trump Administration Meant For Canada
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the President-elect of the United States. After pledging to govern as a unifying President, one of Biden’s first orders of business will be More
From Refugee to Mercenary: Syrians at a Crossroad
Since September 2019, testimonies of Syrian refugees fighting in Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have stirred up international attention. Turkish private firms have been recruiting Syrians on behalf of the More
Opinion: Legault’s Denial of Systemic Racism Treats the Symptom, Ignores the Condition
During a press conference on October 2nd, Quebec Premier François Legault acknowledged that racism exists in Quebec, but stated that he does not believe the same can be said regarding More
Is the General Will Rational?
Modern democracies, varied as they may be, share among them a common principle: the idea of deriving political legitimacy from the general will. While there have been many interpretations of More