You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Examining The Russo-Saudi Alliance
In recent months, ties between Moscow and Riyadh have grown closer than ever. Events such as the December extension of a jointly-managed oil market deal into 2019, as well as More
Flash Analysis: Why the Military Stands with Maduro
On January 28, Washington imposed extensive sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA, Venezuela’s largest source of national revenue. In response, Venezuelan president Nicholás Maduro called the sanctions “criminal,” vowing More
From Trade War to World War? Cross-Strait Relations on Choppy Waters
The recent trade war has unsettled the global economy, but the future of US-China relations depends on a longer-standing political concern: the fate of Taiwan. Taiwan has remained one of More
Cabinet Shuffles and Competing Ideologies: Equality of Opportunity and Equality of Respect
On January 10th, the Minister of Treasury and Liberal Member of Parliament, Scott Brison, announced that he would not be seeking re-election in the 2019 upcoming election. By leaving a More
Flash Analysis: Inside the Last 24 Hours of the Shutdown
After 35 days, the longest government shutdown in American history is over. Late into the night on January 26, the House and the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to fund the More
Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century: The Realities of Today’s U.S. Nuclear Program
The introduction of nuclear weapons as a means of warfare fundamentally changed the framework of international conflicts and heightened the stakes of war substantially. The prospect of entire wars being More
The Final Frontier: Canadian Space Agency Spending as a Microcosm of the Budget Process
Space is lit. In fact, it is so lit that Canadian taxpayers give their space program, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), 332 million dollars annually to play around with! This More
The Insight Scoop: January 20th-27th
What You Need to Know – Editors’ Picks Catharina O’Donnell – Canadian Politics Foreign relations dominate this week’s news in Canadian politics. Currently facing a “diplomatic crisis” with China, PM More
Flash Analysis: Slowbalization – The World Economic Forum’s New Buzzword?
The three-day World Economic Forum held annually amongst the snowy peaks of Davos, Switzerland, came to an end on Friday. The world’s elite assembled for their usual meeting and black-tie More
Op-Ed: Maduro is an Illegitimate President. Venezuela’s Neighbours Must Hasten his Demise
The dystopian soap opera that is Venezuelan politics hit the headlines again this month, now with the proclamation of a new acting President by the opposition-controlled National Assembly. This may More