Strategic, Geopolitical Considerations of Canada’s Energy Policies
The topic of the development of Canada’s oil and gas resources has been highly contested in the last several years. On one hand, it has been argued that the development More
Globalization and Linguistic Feuds: How French Shelters the French
In February, the Académie française, the sacrosanct gatekeeper of the French language, put forth a report alerting public and private actors to the growing use of bilingualism and anglicisms in More
The Biden Presidency and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Problems and Opportunities
On March 1st, U.S. President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. While staple issues like immigration, healthcare, and infrastructure dominated More
The Aggressor and The Enabler: Belarus’ Role in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
On February 24th, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine after having amassed troops over several months at its shared border with Ukraine, as well as in Belarus. Belarus has played a critical, More
Rising Chaos: Spanish Political Turmoil Means Gains for Vox
On February 22nd, 2022, the leader of Spain’s centre-right People’s Party (PP), Pablo Casado, was effectively ousted in the midst of a civil war within his own party. Now in More
Schumpeter’s Theory of Democratic Elitism & the Trucker Protests
At the end of 2021, both the United States and Canada announced that they would require truck drivers entering each country to be fully vaccinated. Canada began enforcing this measure More
Op-Ed: How the West Lost Russia
With Russia launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and relations between Moscow and Washington reaching unprecedented depths, one can only wonder how tensions escalated so much. Three decades ago, with More
Op-Ed: Canada’s Protest Politics: A Demonstration of Inequality
Nearly a month has passed since the start of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ occupation in Ottawa and on Canadian highways. Initially, the movement began as truck drivers protested federal COVID-19 mandates More
The Montreux Convention: Why Is It Essential for the Russo-Ukraine Conflict?
Following Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, requested that Turkey restrict the straits to warships. This request disrupts internal Turkish discussions over the Montreux Convention’s implementation and More
The Ukrainian-Russian Conflict: The Case of Egypt
On Februrary 24th, Russia started attacking neighboring Ukraine, bombing its major cities, including the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. A way out of the crisis is still uncertain for Ukraine as the More