Le 6 février 2023 est un jour tragique et traumatisant pour la Turquie et la Syrie : des tremblements de terre ont eu lieu à proximité de la frontière de ces pays causant de graves séquelles humaines et matérielles. Le … Continue reading
Category: Politics
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?
Hong Kong: la fin du “un pays, deux systèmes”?
Le plus grand procès de 47 militants pro-démocratie à Hong Kong a débuté le 6 février 2023 et devrait durer quatre mois. Les accusés sont poursuivis pour avoir enfreint la loi sur la sécurité nationale, qui a été imposée à … Continue reading
Itaewon Crowd Crush and its Political Implications: An Accident or Preventable Disaster?
On the evening of Saturday, October 29, 2022, about 100,000 people mostly in their teens and 20s gathered in the popular nightlife district in central Seoul, Itaewon, to enjoy Halloween festivities. With the revival of parties and clubbing for the … Continue reading
Corruption and Bad Governance: How the Türkiye Earthquakes Could Have Been Prevented
On February 6, 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria, destroying all in their path and taking more than 45,000 lives in Türkiye alone. In Türkiye, more than 160,000 buildings collapsed or were severely damaged. Earthquakes … 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
Can Pope Francis Make Change in Africa?
An overview of Pope Francis’ recent tour of Africa, and an analysis of what this shows of the Catholic church’s methods and influence.
The Palestinian Apartheid: Rising Violence and the Possibility of a Third Intifada
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a long-standing and intricate issue that has been ongoing for over seven decades. The conflict is rooted in the struggle for land and resources in the region after the British government directed the immigration of Jewish … Continue reading
Trudeau’s Plan: Remodelling the Canadian Healthcare System
On Tuesday, February 7th, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pitched nearly $200 billion as part of a 10-year healthcare plan to fix the ailing healthcare system, with a $2 billion boost to the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) for each province and … 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