Small Steps, Big Egos: Takeaways from the UNGA
The United Nations’ yearly General Assembly has been the leading event fostering international relations and global governance in the world since World War II. It has been a way for More
Comparative Cultures of Violence: The UN Peacekeeping’s Perpetuation of Oppression
Over the past five years more than 600 women and children have reported being sexually assaulted by UN peacekeepers. Top UN officials believe the actual number of violent sexual acts More
Achieving Global Development: The Necessity of Private Investment in Combating International Challenges
Development has defined international economic discourse for decades as efforts towards global poverty reduction and increased growth continue to fuel ambitious and expensive projects. For years, billions of dollars have More
A Quarter Century Later: Lessons from the Rwandan Genocide
The first week of April 2019 marks 25 years since the Rwandan Genocide began. In the years since, the world has witnessed two more genocides, those in Bosnia and Darfur. More
A Snake in the Woods: How Indonesia Is Snaking Papuan Rights
Content warning: this article links to a video with graphic content. In a forty year study completed by the Karolinska Institute, researchers found that humans consistently demonstrate strong fear conditioning More
Op-Ed: The UN Human Rights Council is No Laughing Matter (Although it Might As Well Be)
On the 9th of October, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held elections that resulted in the addition of several controversial member states to the body. The Philippines, Bahrain, More
What the IPCC’s Global Warming Report Means for Canada
On October 8th, 2018, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a report entitled Global Warming of 1.5°C. The report calls for urgent and unprecedented action, given that the world More
The Improbable Dream: Africa’s Quest for UNSC Membership
At the recent UN General Assembly, Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa called for the addition of two permanent African members of the UN Security Council (UNSC). He argued that most More
Rebuilding Somalia, And Why It Matters
Somalia’s contemporary history is that of a country’s shift from a time once prosperous, independent and democratic, to a military dictatorship, civil war, and ineffective institutions. The ongoing civil war More
Never Again: Bringing Justice to Myanmar
On August 22nd, the United Nations called for an international court to put on trial Myanmar’s high ranking military officials. Military officials are facing charges of conducting genocide against the More