Since Donald Trump’s administration came into power, tensions between the U.S. and China have escalated into a trade war. As this conflict pertains to two of the world’s largest economies, media coverage has been deservingly widespread. However, another important trade...

Today, Chile is gripped with danger as civilians and the military engage in combat on the streets. Chile’s fight against their government boils down to distrust of the government and a growing resistance to rising costs of living. After the government released their (s...

Bangladesh, which was once famous for its powerful student activism’s success in protecting the mother language Bengali and later the key role of students in the liberation of the country, is today debating whether student politics should be allowed to carry on. What b...

Today Canada is known as a multi-party system, with two dominant political parties and a few smaller parties that have risen to prominence in recent years. The turnover of political parties can mark important changes in a country’s values, and can indicate significant...

Myanmar’s government has come under fire since 2017 for what is being described as the “world’s fastest growing refugee crisis” according to the United Nations (UN) (BBC). This claim from the UN comes after over 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh in orde...

Today, much of the globalized world seems to be undergoing a political shift with contentious and polarized politics becoming the norm. The populist far-right movement is intensifying, politicians have yet to adequately address climate change, the horrific legacies of...

Feminism is a buzzword in the field of international development. After the Truman doctrine in 1949, many Western nations followed the lead of the U.S. in enacting development policy that imposed Western values on developing countries. For example, following Americaniz...

Throughout history, pursuits of hegemony have often been trailed by the perpetuation of systematic rape and sexual violence. Exploitation of female sexuality has been regarded as a “spoil of war”, with women being seen by men as “chattel available to victorious warrior...

Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, who was elected in January of 2019, has already become known for his conservative policies in governing Brazil. Bolsonaro has famously declared that he is proud of his homophobia, claiming that “Brazilian society doesn’t like homose...

Health, as well as gender, are not solely biologically determined, but also socially constructed. Indeed,  the existing healthcare system has created a gender bias that disfavors women, both in terms of women working in the healthcare sector, and consequently in terms...