Over the past three weeks, the international news topic that has dominated discussions among my peers has been the Titan submarine. “Did you hear it was rumoured they knew about an issue before going down”? “The leaked CEO’s emails disclosed … Continue reading
Olivia Bornyi
Olivia Bornyi joined the Catalyst team in January 2023, bringing with her a fresh and critical analysis of political relations and development studies. She is entering her fourth year of Political Science and International Development Studies at McGill University, and just completed a semester abroad at Sciences Po in Paris, France! Olivia’s research interests include security studies, social discourses on political relations, humanitarian diplomacy, and comparative studies of development. Outside of academics, Olivia enjoys planning future travels, knitting, and discovering new cafés in Montréal.
Echoes of the 1990s: the Inevitable Rise of Conflict in Kosovo
International eyes have turned to Kosovo once again, as echoes of the 1990s are threatening to re-ignite ethnic conflict and regional instability.
For the past 20 years, Europe has been fortunate to observe regional disputes outside its geographical borders. Since … Continue reading
The Case of China: Global Leader or Human Rights Failure?
China’s human rights allegations in Xinjiang now have a damning title: crimes against humanity.
Since 2009, China has been under a slow-burning flame, with human rights organizations, media outlets, and scholars worldwide for allegedly committing crimes against humanity. In the … Continue reading
Is Political Neutrality a Viable International Strategy?
In the face of conflict, what means more: to engage, or to abstain?
Amid wars, accusations of political mismanagement, faulty statements, and sides to be drawn seemingly everyday, it is often the human reaction to want to become involved. It … Continue reading
Detecting Domestic Signs of Failure, But Not Foreign Threats
Have Canada and the United States failed to design effective, impermeable 21st-century airspace security mechanisms?