For years Latin American countries have kept silent regarding the failure of the Bolivarian regime in Venezuela due to economic and political interests. Now, that Venezuelans are fleeing from starvation and violence, Countries who were… [Read more]
Peace & Conflict
This section is a platform for interdisciplinary discourse on global peace and conflict, united in the endeavour to discuss possible solutions to pressing security problems.
Ice and Fury: Inside the Canada-US trade war
While most fear the rift cleaving the Western world, the US’ self-alienation, let it be political, economic or ideological, should only come to build a better and stronger unity amongst other allied nations. MIA Student… [Read more]
Making it worse: How new US Sanctions might tighten Iran’s grip on its people
New US-sanctions targeting the Nuclear Deal with Iran must not block Iranians’ access to US app stores and social media. Iran’s people are in need of tools to evade government surveillance and censorship, and need… [Read more]
Towards an African Economic Union?
Leaders across Africa are moving closer to implementing a trade deal that could change the economic course of the continent. Governance Post Editor Isaac Ward-Fineman breaks down the hopes for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement… [Read more]
A Cold Welcome? Racial Profiling in Germany
A home is not limited just to one’s house – it’s the community, the environment, the local interactions, and the neighbors that make a place home. When one’s home is filled with “random” stops, questioning,… [Read more]
God’s Gift to ‘Peoplekind’
When Canada lost its bid for the Security Council seat in 2010, it was the international community’s way of saying “This isn’t the Canada we’ve grown to love”. Then Canada elected Justin Trudeau, and thought… [Read more]
What Chinese History can tell us about “The End of Europe”
Drawing comparisons to the factors that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in China, MPP student Maximilian Römer examines the factors that are currently dragging down the European Union and could ultimately lead… [Read more]
Doing is Better Than Just Talking: What Critics of Germany’s Grand Coalition Don’t See
Opponents of Germany’s looming grand coalition swear that the only remedy to the Social Democrats’ troubles is a four year stint in the opposition – a much needed time-out to reinvent the party. MPP student… [Read more]
The SPD’s Groundhog Day: When a party keeps repeating past mistakes
Germany’s Social Democrats find themselves again in a reoccurring nightmare – the grand coalition. This will be the party’s demise and will endanger Germany’s democratic landscape, warns MPP student and SPD member Tim Stadtaus. “Then… [Read more]
Trouble in the Indian Neighbourhood?
In a country separated from the rest of the continent by some of the world’s largest mountainous terrains, its geography not only dictates its ‘destiny’ but is crucial to understand India’s relations with other countries in South Asia.… [Read more]