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Sophie Bright

Canada's premier undergraduate journal of international affairs.
Infantino’s weaponization of FIFA as an instrument to amass power will have repercussions not just for fans of soccer, but for the game's role in global politics—no longer is it just a sport, but a ...
Politics On and Off the Pitch: Gianni Infantino and FIFA’s Future in the Political Sphere ...
TW: This article discusses rape, sexual assault, and violence. The question then becomes: what can India do end its rape crisis? The answer is not simple. It includes a combination of a reformed ...
The failures of the elite democracy that returned in 1986, such as unsuccessfully addressing ongoing corruption and inequality, have nurtured disillusionment amongst the populace that lends itself ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources, owing to a tremendous deposit of untapped raw minerals. However, as Congo emerges from a ...
One in three children is out of school in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), leaving an estimated 30 million children between the ages of 5 and 18 without access to formal education. Access to ...
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have witnessed a proliferation of conspiracy theories. While it may seem peculiar, this recent rise in conspiratorial thinking follows a historically ...
The expanding class of billionaires is an increasing threat to American politics. The growth of the ultra-wealthy in the United States as well as loose campaign financing laws and the nature of their ...
The #MeToo movement first came to the public’s attention in 2006 when American activist Tarana Burke spoke up about her experience of sexual violence, with her goal being to encourage women to come ...
In light of George Floyd’s death and the resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests across the United States and the globe, attention has turned to the deeper, systemic issues in America which extend ...
In recent years, social media has both instigated and bore witness to new divisions in our society. Even though octogenarians manage to use it, social media is a complicated digital tool, involving ...