The Danish Bill L-226 : Offshoring Asylum, Outsourcing Hope
The Ukrainian war, which has resulted in the displacement of four million refugees who now seek asylum in the European Union (EU), has put migration back under the European spotlight. More
Orbán’s Fourth Consecutive Victory: A Pseudo-Democracy Where Only He Can Win
On Sunday, Hungarians headed to the parliamentary polls for the third time since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party was elected in 2010. Opposition parties from left to right have united for More
The Ethiopian Unease: The War of a Nobel Peace Prize
In 2019, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, for his efforts to promote peace by resolving long-lasting conflict with neighboring Eritrea. Today, Ethiopia is More
Is Bill 96 Simply Prolonging the Inevitable?
On May 13, 2021, the government of Quebec tabled Bill 96, which attempts to halt the decline of French in the province. The current form of the Bill includes quite More
Where is Canada’s Foreign Policy?
In 2022, Canadian foreign policy still lacks in its ability to place the country at the forefront of global tension mitigation. Upon her appointment to office, Canada’s current Foreign Affairs More
The Future of Turkish Democracy
On February 28th, the Turkish opposition coalition which is made up of the Republican People’s Party, Felicity Party, the Good Party, Future Party, Democrat Party, and the Democracy and Progress More
Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Ideal of Judicial Independence
The first qualification of judges is often an ability to serve as an apolitical arbiter of laws and rights, insulated from the tumult of politics, at least in republics predicated More
Liberal and NDP Deal: Trudeau Treading Water
On Tuesday, March 22, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party announced an alliance with his far-left opponent, Jagmeet Singh of the New Democratic Party (NDP). The brokered deal More
Party Problems in the US: How Will Progressive Democrats Respond to Increasing Isolation?
Build Back Ever? In December, United States Senator Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat representing the state of West Virginia, gave President Joe Biden and Democratic leadership in Congress some very More
The Kremlin’s Disinformation Machine and its Effects on Russian Domestic Support
In late February 2022, President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of Ukraine, sparking worldwide outrage as well as protests within Russia. Beyond the intense conflict on the ground , More