Of the many news stories that have recently frequented the media, the topic of reproductive rights has been one of the most prominent. From the overturning of Roe v Wade in the United States this past summer to the public … Continue reading
Category: The Americas
The Importance of Primary Healthcare: A Case Study of Costa Rica and Brazil
Healthcare is one of the most important social services that a country provides for its citizens. Healthcare systems in middle-income countries can be planned in ways that allow for successful improvements to be made, including an increase in the quality … Continue reading
The Motivations and Implications of El Salvador’s Mega-Prison
At the end of February, President Bukele of El Salvador posted a video on Twitter that has since become viral and prompted divisive discussion. The video shows hundreds of detainees being transferred to the Center for Confining Terrorism (Cecot)–a new … Continue reading
Le Canada poursuit aussi une ‘REALPOLITIK’ de par son contrat d’armes avec l’Arabie Saoudite
Le contrat et la démocratie
En mai 2020, des organisations canadiennes de la société civile, dont Oxfam Québec, Oxfam Canada, et Amnistie Internationale Canada dénonçaient et critiquaient ouvertement la décision d’Ottawa de réouvrir le contrat d’armes avec le Royaume d’Arabie … 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?
The American Dream: Los Angeles’s Dark Side
Another day, another social media controversy. However, this particular one is centred around Brooke Baevsky, a Beverly Hills-based private chef who posted a TikTok detailing how she spent $3515.09USD restocking her client’s pantry at Erewhon, the high-end grocery store that … Continue reading
Rising Tensions over Taiwan: A Brief on U.S. Military Involvement in the Philippines
In early February, the U.S. and the Philippines announced their plan to give the American military access to four new locations in the region. This agreement will allow Washington to build military facilities and hold equipment in nine locations nationwide. … Continue reading
Haïti: l’exploitation d’une nation
Depuis l’assassinat du président Haïtien Jovenel Moise le 7 juillet 2022, le gouvernement non-élu du premier ministre Ariel Henry réclame une intervention militaire étrangère pour lutter contre les gangs armés. Cependant, la population s’oppose à cette intervention par peur que … Continue reading
Indigenous Art Repatriation in North America — Why Has so Little Been Done?
A comparative analysis in policy between the United States and Canada on repatriation of artwork to its Indigenous communities.
Blood of the People: Inside the Peruvian Uprising
In the past month, Peru has descended into chaos. Beginning after the impeachment of President Pedro Castillo by the Peruvian congress, protesters across the nation have risen up, demanding a change to the political status quo, which has the legislative … Continue reading