The Federal Government Debt’s Threat on Social Policy
Canada’s budget deficit for the 2020-2021 fiscal year was $354.2 billion, pushing Canada’s debt past the $1 trillion mark – it now sits at $1.1 trillion. Considering this large contribution More
The Fate of the Olympic Games: The Forthcoming Fall of a Sports Industry Titan
Undoubtedly, the 2021 Summer Olympics carried with them some amount of novelty and excitement, with the games occurring after a postponement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and with More
Explaining The Rapid Takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan
Scenes of panic in Kabul. Wind of panic all over the world. The Taliban caught the world by surprise by seizing power quickly: a United States’ intelligence report one month More
A Sense of Betrayal: Outcry from Allies as America Leaves Afghanistan
Strained Relationships As of August 31st, the United States has finally withdrawn from Afghanistan, bringing an end to America’s longest ongoing war. While this process was initiated under President Trump, More
Potential Strategies Behind The Federal Election Announcement
On Sunday, August 15th, Canada’s Governor General, Mary May Simon, agreed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request to dissolve Parliament and draw up the 338 writs, triggering a federal election More
Police Brutality and The Need for Reform in Colombia
In Colombia, and many other countries in Latin America, security forces have cracked down brutally on protestors in interactions that have been captured on camera and shared widely on both More
Eastern Africa Standby Force: How Political Competition has Paralyzed Regional Security in Eastern Africa
After months of escalating tensions, the Ethiopian federal government declared war on its northern region of Tigray in November 2020. This crisis is already an unfolding disaster that has the More
How Biden’s Environmentalism May Shift Canadian Climate Policy
Newly-elected President Joe Biden seems to want to pull the United States into a new chapter by substantially joining the collective fight against climate change. His actions so far have More
A New Type of War: The Prevalence of Sexual Violence in the Tigray War
Content Warning: This article explicitly discusses issues of sexual assault and violence. A little over two years ago, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for More
IN BRIEF Ep10 : The Currency of War: The Global Arms Trade and War Profiteering
In this episode of IN BRIEF, author Mackenzie Birbrager and editor Nour Mohsen sit down to talk about Mackenzie’s article titled, “The Currency of War: The Global Arms Trade and More