Examining Canada’s NATO spending: Is two per cent of GDP worth it?
A recent virtual summit between Prime Minister Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden showed significant promise that relations between the two nations would heal.
Is the UAE’s Mars Hope Mission the dawn of a more inclusive era for women in the Arab world?
Even reaching this point has come with significant hurdles for Arab women.
COVID-19 economic recovery must prioritize green growth
The pandemic offered a great starting point to “build back greener and better.”
Changing the playing field: Russia tests new hypersonic weapons
Only three countries are currently known to be experimenting with this long sought-after weapon and delivery system: the U.S., Russia, and China.
“Step by step”: Leaked revelations on China’s repression of Uighurs
Utilizing a mix of “Chinese bureaucratese” and “Orwellian doublespeak,” detainees are called “students” who officials aim to “graduate” from training programs.
Widespread protests following a polarizing election in Bolivia
Evo Morales has recently been criticized after he ignored referendum results that would have prevented him from holding more than two legal consecutive terms in Bolivia.
A tinderbox of inequality: The root cause of the protests in Chile
The end of Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1990s did not translate into a shift away from the free market economic policies that dominated his rule in the 70s and 80s.
Invading the invaders
It seems that the “animal invasion” we are experiencing fails to identify the true invader.
“Go west, Ukraine, go west”: Ukrainians grow impatient as the nation goes to the second ballot
Poroshenko’s election represented the population’s collective refusalto continue being subjugated by a toxic political system.
The humanitarian dimension of the Venezuelan crisis
Mismanagement of public funds and failed policies have led to Venezuela’s economic constraints, food and medicine shortage, the collapse of public services and a sustained increase in violence.
Something’s rotten in the state of Denmark
Denmark is giving the Scandinavian reputation a run for its money.
What El Chapo’s conviction means for the drug trade in Mexico
El Chapo’s downfall has been hailed as a massive victory for the war on drugs, but it does not signal the end of Sinaloa.
The tale of two presidents: If Maduro is illegitimate, why is Guaido controversial?
The swift international support for Guiado has sparked intense debate, particularly in Canada, about whether this was the right move.
Slowly dying: The health-care system of Yemen
The Civil War in Yemen destroyed its health infrastructure
Move fast & break things: Leveraging blockchain to modernize Canadian bureaucratic databases
There are growing calls for governments to modernize and streamline their information systems.
The United Nations’ global compact for migration is a success for some and a failure for others
This meeting was poignantly timed to fall on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.