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Category: The Americas

Bills C-2 and C-12: The Potential Impacts of Canada’s New Immigration Policies

Bills C-2 and C-12: The Potential Impacts of Canada’s New Immigration Policies

November 20, 2025November 19, 2025 Kendall Fagan

Two bills are currently on the table in Canada which have the potential to significantly alter the rights of asylum-seekers. Civil society groups have expressed significant opposition to the bills, but as Parliament continues to discuss, it remains unclear what … Continue reading

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Fight Night at the Bell Centre: How Sports Has Become a Proxy for U.S.-Canada Tensions

Fight Night at the Bell Centre: How Sports Has Become a Proxy for U.S.-Canada Tensions

November 20, 2025November 19, 2025 Judah Meltzner

Since his inauguration in January of 2025, President Donald Trump has levied Tariffs on Canada. As these tariffs continue to threaten their economy, Canadians have found a way to fight back.

As Jack Eichel and Brayden Point lined up against … Continue reading

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Gustavo Petro: Militant, guérillero, président de la République colombienne

Gustavo Petro: Militant, guérillero, président de la République colombienne

November 19, 2025November 18, 2025 Noah Bornstein

En 2022, Gustavo Petro est devenu le premier président de gauche de la Colombie. Remportant 700 000 voix de plus que son opposant, la victoire de Petro a constitué un moment historique en Colombie. 

L’enfance de Petro

Petro est né … Continue reading

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L’ouragan Melissa laisse les Caraïbes en ruines

L’ouragan Melissa laisse les Caraïbes en ruines

November 19, 2025November 17, 2025 Angela Zhai

L’ouragan Melissa, le plus puissant à toucher terre depuis 90 ans, a fait des ravages à travers les Caraïbes, avec un bilan actuel d’au moins 90 morts. 

Formation et trajectoire de l’ouragan

Commençant le 13 octobre au large des … Continue reading

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The Pentagon’s Quiet Power Grab in the Caribbean

The Pentagon’s Quiet Power Grab in the Caribbean

November 19, 2025November 17, 2025 Marina Gallo

On October 17, US Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey announced his retirement as commander of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), a branch of the Department of Defense focused on security and conflict in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Holsey’s early … Continue reading

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Cowichan Tribes v. Canada: Legal Victory over the Richmond Land Claim

Cowichan Tribes v. Canada: Legal Victory over the Richmond Land Claim

November 19, 2025November 17, 2025 Sophie Tate

After the longest trial in Canadian history, the British Columbia Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in August 2025, proclaiming that the Cowichan Tribes of Vancouver Island have Aboriginal title to a portion of land in the South Richmond … Continue reading

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Life and Death in the Favelas: What Brazil’s Latest Police Raids Reveal

Life and Death in the Favelas: What Brazil’s Latest Police Raids Reveal

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Lou Didelot

A closer look at the October 2025 favela raids reveals how state violence, inequality, and politics continue to shape daily life in Brazil’s poorest communities.

 

In the early hours of Tuesday, October 28, 2025, police helicopters circled over Complexo … Continue reading

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Net-Zero Banking Alliance, Formerly Led by Mark Carney, Announces Decision to Shut Down

Net-Zero Banking Alliance, Formerly Led by Mark Carney, Announces Decision to Shut Down

October 31, 2025October 28, 2025 Sophie Tate

In his role as UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney established the Net Zero Banking Alliance before the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. The alliance was established to help facilitate the … Continue reading

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From Peace to Precarity: How USAID Cuts Threaten Colombia’s Stability

From Peace to Precarity: How USAID Cuts Threaten Colombia’s Stability

October 31, 2025October 29, 2025 Marina Gallo

On February 26 of this year, Donald Trump announced that his administration would eliminate over 90 percent of foreign aid contracts developed through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), along with $60 billion in global assistance. The move came … Continue reading

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Democracy in Action: What We Can Learn from Brazil’s Bolsonaro Trial

Democracy in Action: What We Can Learn from Brazil’s Bolsonaro Trial

October 30, 2025October 28, 2025 Noe Beaudoin

Amidst a changing tariff landscape and turbulent global conflicts, Brazil’s recent acts of judicial accountability sharply contrast the global trend of increased democratic backsliding. In spite of domestic divisions and retaliation from the Trump administration, Brazil is succeeding where a … Continue reading

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