Responding to COVID-19: Who Did it Better – Canada or the United States?
The emergence of COVID-19 as a global pandemic has put virtually every country to the test. On top of governments and health care systems, the virus has tested the ability More
How COVID-19 Has Transformed Unresponsive Policymaking: The American Context
The societal consequences and international reach of the novel coronavirus have tasked politicians to reimagine policy in a manner centred around public safety. The slogan propagated throughout social media, which More
Global Crisis Management: Assessing Government Responses to COVID-19
In the current dialogue surrounding the coronavirus, there has been a recurring image of ineffective government: administrations fumbling the opportunity to address the crisis efficiently and responsibly. More than just More
Outside the Prison Walls: As COVID-19 Spreads, Hope Grows for a Political Prisoner in Iran
With the Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the world, there is little room for other typical international affairs mechanisms to take place. However, one of the longest running issues in Iranian-British More
Seeking Welfare: Who Gets to be Well During a Pandemic?
Last week, a video of Hollywood celebrities singing “Imagine” by John Lennon went viral, but not in the way that it likely was intended to be. Many middle-class and working-class More
Anti-Spitting Hats and Price-Gouging: How the Economy Adapts to a Pandemic
To anticipate the impact COVID-19 will have on the world, one must look further than biology. While the immediate threat is towards human health, the most widespread, dispersed effects will More
Last Clinic Standing: Testing a Trump-era Supreme Court
One-sixth of all pregnancy-related deaths were the result of illegal abortions in 1965. Doctors think that the actual figure was likely much higher than that when taking into consideration unofficial More
UK Allows Huawei: Has the US Lost Control Over its Allies?
On January 28th, after a long period of contemplation, the UK government has finally allowed the Chinese technology giant, Huawei, to participate, with a limited role, in the construction of More
The Cold War over your iPhone: Politicizing 5G Networking
To the average consumer, the concept of “5G” may seem obscure and unimportant – a flashy sell for Apple’s newest line. Over the past two decades, the telecommunication industry’s jump More
A New Dawn for American Policy in Afghanistan
With the news that two American soldiers were killed in an attack at a joint US-Afghan base on the 8th of February, focus on the US’ current role in Afghanistan More