The Insight Scoop: March 18th – March 24th
Happy Sunday! Riddle us this: What do Michael Scott and top Democratic politicians have in common? More than you’d think. From promises of free college tuition to revealing Native-American heritage, More
Op-Ed: To Save the Conservative Party from the Hard Right, Theresa May Must Appoint Her Successor
Amongst the sound and fury in British politics of the past nine months, many putative and promising politicians have had their ministerial careers cut brutally short. The infamous Chequers meeting More
Incomplete Decolonization: British Occupation of the Chagos Islands
On Monday, February 25th, the International Court of Justice near-unanimously ruled that the British occupation of the Chagos Islands is illegal. Though it was only an advisory ruling, the ICJ’s More
Canada’s Blue Wave: Inside the Conservative Takeover of Provincial Governments
On November 23rd, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – still in his political honeymoon – held his inaugural First Ministers meeting. Surrounding the table were various premiers who could easily More
The Price of Friendship: Cost Plus Fifty
Following two years of rising US protectionism under Trump in the form of trade wars, the restructuring of NAFTA, the cutting of aid to Palestinian refugees, and so much more, More
T-7: MJPS Federal Election Outlook
In exactly 7 months, Canadians will head to the polls for the 43rd federal election. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are fighting for re-election against Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives, currently in opposition. Also More
Peace Doesn’t Mean Justice: Continued Eritrean Human Rights Violations
On July 8th, 2018, the world saw a monumental push for peace as Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed the Joint Declaration of Peace and More
Brexit Bollocks: What Will Happen in Brussels?
European Council meetings are usually quite the grand affair; Think police helicopters flying over Brussels rooftops and officers armed with automatic rifles at roadblocks around the Schumanplein. But few of More
Flash Analysis: Rachel Notley Calls Early Alberta Election for April 16
The early bird gets the worm, or at least that’s what Rachel Notley hopes. The current Alberta premier and leader of the NDP has announced that the province’s election will More
Roadblock to NATO Expansion: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Supporters of the far-right and ultra-nationalist Serbian Ravna Gora movement, also known as the Chetnik movement, have provoked local and international condemnation for gathering in the eastern Bosnian town of More