Tariff Tango: Brazil Dances with the U.S.
Joao Victor Borba
In July, the United States ignited a tense diplomatic tango by imposing a 50% tariff on most Brazilian imports, an…
MODERN-DAY HEROES OR MODERN-DAY HOSTAGES? THE IMPACTS OF THE ISRAELI-HAMAS WAR ON THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Mark Pablo
Caught in the Crossfire Decades of political tension and armed violence entered a new, dangerous phase when Hamas…
Loyalty and Violence Against Civilians in Haiti’s Ongoing Crisis
Rachel Dion
In Haiti, gang violence is an everyday occurrence. Today, over 80% of Port-Au-Prince is currently controlled by rival gangs, who are steadily…
Revolution at Cross-roads: Political Rivalries and Fragile Quest for Democracy in Bangladesh
Rubiat Saimum
Bangladesh’s bloody July-August mass uprising has pushed the country into a multitude of crises. The uprising, originally started…
The Silenced Spoils of Conflict: Women and Girls with HIV/AIDS Transmitted from Sexual Violence During Armed Conflict
Mia Valliere
Across the globe today, there are over 110 ongoing armed conflicts. As much as the latest updates on…
Héritières de paix et disruptrices de sécurité : Les jeunes femmes réinventent l’avenir
Katrina Leclerc
Vingt-cinq ans après l’adoption de la Résolution 1325 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, il est tentant…
Australia’s Trolley Problem: Balancing Security Threats in Offshore Detention Facilities
Doyle Stone
In 2001, the Norwegian freighter ship, the Tampa rescued 433 Afghan asylum-seekers from an overcrowded boat stranded in…
Canada’s Border Balancing Act: Can We Handle Trump’s Deportation Wave?
Jenna Hennebury
“They’ll come in by the thousands, maybe even millions, and Canada better be ready for it.” These aren’t the…
“Prayers, Politics, and Protests: Evangelicals and the Invasion of Brasilia”
On January 8th, 2023, supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro marched from the Army Headquarters in Brasilia,…
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND INDIGENOUS SOCIAL RESISTANCE IN SIERRA MADRE, PHILIPPINES
The Agta’s Kaliwa Dam Conundrum The Indigenous Agta-Dumagat-Remontado (simply called Agta) is an Indigenous tribal group that…
Diagnosing Canadians’ Medical Tourism
John Babb
A more hidden type of healthcare Medical tourism (sometimes referred to as “MT”) can be best understood as…
