Flash Analysis: Inside the Last 24 Hours of the Shutdown
After 35 days, the longest government shutdown in American history is over. Late into the night on January 26, the House and the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to fund the More
Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century: The Realities of Today’s U.S. Nuclear Program
The introduction of nuclear weapons as a means of warfare fundamentally changed the framework of international conflicts and heightened the stakes of war substantially. The prospect of entire wars being More
How the Sausage Gets Made: Transparency and the Need for Open Debate in the United States
On December 11, President Trump, Vice President Pence, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met for a photo-op in the Oval Office. What was intended More
Succession Crisis: A New Face of the World Bank
On January 7th, Jim Yong Kim, then-President of the World Bank, announced his resignation from his post, effective February 1st. Originally appointed by President Obama in 2012, his exit from More
Op-Ed: Tired of Losing? It’s Time for the Democrats to Fight Dirty
Despite the nonsensical “split decision” narrative peddled by the press on election night, the 2018 midterms were by any measure a blue wave thanks to the historic unpopularity of the More
Year in Review: The Greatest Political Hits of 2018
With 2019 on the horizon, MJPS reflects on a tumultuous year of politics that shaped the world for the year to come. At Home A turbulent year in provincial elections More
A Syrian Withdrawal: The International Implications of Trump’s Latest Foreign Policy Move
On Wednesday, President Trump announced the withdrawal of all American troops from Syria, ending American involvement in the civil war that has been raging since 2011. Consistent with other major More
Op-Ed: How Do You Solve a Problem like White Women?
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. I’m addicted More
The US Midterm Elections: 5 Senate Races to Watch
With November quickly approaching and intense get-out-the-vote efforts by Republicans and Democrats alike, the U.S. midterm elections have been heating up across the country. Both parties face incredibly high stakes More
Keeping Up with the Kremlin: A Semi-Exhaustive Timeline of the Mueller Investigation
Last August, American president Donald Trump used his favourite social media platform to vent his frustration at Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election. In a More