100 Years Later: 3 Ways the First World War Shaped Canadian Politics
On the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour in 1918, one of the world’s deadliest wars came to a close. Four years of fighting on the More
Yemen, Khashoggi, and Why Things Won’t Change
The recent killing of the Saudi Arabian dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul has attracted international coverage and fierce condemnation. The assassination of one man has More
China’s Quiet Bid for Hegemony: The Belt and Road Initiative
Not far from Colombo, a docked ship sways in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Further west, a passenger train departs Mombasa to cut across rough Kenyan terrain towards More
One Belt, One Road: China’s Rising Dominance in Europe
For decades, Croatia has suffered from a Bosnian intrusion on their coastline, isolating a small corner of the country and the port city of Dubrovnik. A bridge connecting mainland Croatia More
The Political Strategy Behind Minimum Wage Policy
As part of his pledge to reduce regulatory burdens for business, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Bill 47, the Make Ontario Open for Business Act. This act effectively repealed the More
Blue House, Red Senate: Midterm Elections Debrief
Yesterday, Americans went to the polls to elect a new Congress. All 435 seats of the House of Representatives and 35 Senate seats were up. Since Donald Trump’s election two More
Navigating Uncharted Waters: Canada and the EU
Yesterday, a public event at McGill University featured Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and the High Representative of the European Union, Frederica Mogherini. The event was titled “Navigating Uncharted Waters: More
Considering a World State II: The Feasibility of a World State
The previous article in the ‘Considering a World State’ series spoke to the necessity of a world state in finding effective and timely solutions to problems of collective action. Admittedly, More
Op-Ed: David vs. Goliath – Can Beto O’Rourke Unseat Ted Cruz?
This op-ed presents only the opinion of the author and is not an endorsement from the McGill Journal of Political Studies, nor the McGill Political Science Students’ Association. The day More
Opening for Business by Selling Out Workers: Doug Ford’s Bill 47
Against a factory backdrop, Ontario Progressive Conservative Minister Jim Wilson announced that Ontario is “open for business.” Wilson, the now resigned Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade, was More