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Budget 2018: A Bit of Good News for Development
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- March 1, 2018
by Stephen Brown and Hunter McGill If you watched Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget speech in the House of Commons yesterday, you had to be paying close attention to catch the one sentence that refers to foreign aid: “We will also do more to help vulnerable people around the world by making the largest new investments in
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The Ethics of Buying Clothes Produced in Sweatshops
- Analysis
- February 26, 2018
International Development Week (IDW), hosted by undergraduate students of the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa, took place the week of 5 February 2018. Hundreds of Ottawa-area undergraduate students enthusiastically participated in discussions designed to fuel critical thinking in those with a passion for development. My own presentation asked
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Iran’s Riots: Flash in the Pan, or Sign of Things to Come?
- Analysis
- February 14, 2018
The unrest that has erupted across Iran over the last few months never seriously threatened the regime’s hold on power. Though a genuine reflection of the people’s frustration with their lot, the riots were unfocused and leaderless. They lacked the critical direction required to go from spontaneous protests to a movement capable of challenging for
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Korean Demilitarized Zone Essential to Thousands of Migratory Birds
- Analysis
- February 11, 2018
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics (February 9–25) and Paralympics (March 9–18) promise a brief respite in tensions on the Korean Peninsula. During inter-governmental talks in January 2018, North and South Korea decided that their teams would march in the Opening Ceremony under a common flag and compete as a united team in women’s ice hockey.
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