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Category: The Americas

Trump’s Ukraine Strategy: Don’t Make One

Trump’s Ukraine Strategy: Don’t Make One

November 21, 2025November 19, 2025 Oliver Scott-Hansen

Covering the Russo-Ukrainian War, or even fully understanding it, is not an easy task. Even for me, someone who has been sifting through niche Telegram channels and combing every piece of media coverage there is to offer, I still find … Continue reading

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The Impact of AI-Generated Content on Natural Disaster Response: Hurricane Melissa

The Impact of AI-Generated Content on Natural Disaster Response: Hurricane Melissa

November 21, 2025November 19, 2025 Spencer Clark

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on October 21, 2025, it marked a dark milestone as the strongest hurricane to hit the Caribbean in modern history, and the third strongest to ever occur in the Atlantic. With sustained winds … Continue reading

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Quebec’s Temporary Worker Regime: The Lie of Permanence

Quebec’s Temporary Worker Regime: The Lie of Permanence

November 21, 2025November 19, 2025 Dala Martins-Hajj Hassan

This November, Quebec’s Minister of Immigration Jean-Francois Roberge released his immigration plans for 2026-2029, which aims at reducing the number of foreign residents in Quebec, attributing them to the strain on public infrastructure and services, as well as with issues … Continue reading

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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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