Tag: Volume XIX Issue 2
Morocco: Africa’s First Tiger Economy?
What Even is a Tiger Economy?
In the second half of the 20th century a cohort of East Asian countries managed to transform from underdeveloped...
What Can Pickleball Tell Us About the American Economy?
Once featuring rock ’n’ roll, jeans, and McDonald’s, today’s American culture is proudly represented by… pickleball. This intersection of tennis, badminton, and ping pong...
The Northern Sea Route: Strategic Corridor or False Promise?
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is the shipping corridor running along Russia's Arctic coast, linking the Kara Sea in the west with the Bering...
Penguin Diplomacy: A Canary in the Snow Globe
Post-Second World War, the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in an intense scientific and symbolic contest: The Space Race. It began...
Western Alienation: Canada’s Sovereignty Issues Begin at Home
“Vive le Québec libre!” French President Charles de Gaulle famously declared from the balcony of Montreal’s City Hall in 1967. This provocative remark emboldened...
Is Brexit Done? Ten Years Since the UK Referendum to Leave the EU
“We can and will secure our borders we will revive the ultimate sovereignty of our parliament. We’ll discard the foreign laws that protect...
Going to War Against France: Juntas and Populism in West Africa
The former French colonies in West Africa are notorious for their coups, earning them the nickname as the “Coup Belt” of Africa. Recent coups...
If the Land Disappears, Does the Nation? The Tuvalu Question
East of Australia and north of New Zealand lies Tuvalu, a constellation of nine low-lying coral islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean. None rises...
Borrowed Words: The Everyday Violence of an Imposed Language
“I speak only one language, and it is not my own.”
This paradox, articulated by Jacques Derrida, serves as a poignant entry point into the...
Would Karl Marx Buy a Labubu? Brain Rot and the 21st Century
The phenomenon of “Brain Rot” is one of great intrigue for an analysis of the larger psycho-social movements of the 21st century. Amidst the...
