/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/2912/all en /maxbellschool/channels/event/us-politics-and-why-it-matters-canada-350070 <p>In the past five years, many of the fundamental pinions of public life in the US—the peaceful transition of power, the part former presidents play in politics, the role of the federal bureaucracy, the respect for election results, the once-iron ru</p> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 20:55:34 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3059 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/us-politics-and-why-it-matters-canada-350071 <p>In the past five years, many of the fundamental pinions of public life in the US—the peaceful transition of power, the part former presidents play in politics, the role of the federal bureaucracy, the respect for election results, the once-iron ru</p> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:04:30 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3060 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/us-politics-and-why-it-matters-canada-350072 <p>In the past five years, many of the fundamental pinions of public life in the US—the peaceful transition of power, the part former presidents play in politics, the role of the federal bureaucracy, the respect for election results, the once-iron ru</p> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:06:05 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3061 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/us-politics-and-why-it-matters-canada-350073 <p>In the past five years, many of the fundamental pinions of public life in the US—the peaceful transition of power, the part former presidents play in politics, the role of the federal bureaucracy, the respect for election results, the once-iron ru</p> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:10:21 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3062 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/closure-roxham-road-la-presse-347397 <p>March 28, 2023 | In recent years, tens of thousands of migrants have entered Canada via Roxham Road in the hope of finding a better life. However, this tolerated system is now a thing of the past. What does the sudden closure of this controversial crossing mean?</p> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:38:43 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 3000 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/roxham-road-migrants-reach-uncertain-end-harrowing-journeys-global-news-347396 <p>March 23, 2023, | A group of migrants was caught by an RCMP officer at a small, unofficial border crossing at Roxhan Road separating Quebec and New York state. This incident seems to occur many times a day at Roxhan Road, which has become an ever-growing migration crisis facing North America.<br /></p> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:24:25 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2999 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/justin-trudeau-needs-assure-joe-biden-about-canadas-commitment-security-globe-and-mail-347211 <p>March 21, 2023 | <span>Joe Biden will make his first trip to Ottawa as U.S. President on Thursday, where Biden wants to focus on security. The U.S. intelligence community recently warned that great-power competition will shape the global order for decades to come. In this more contested and volatile worlds, the U.S is looking for allies for support. </span></p> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:19:13 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2997 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/david-shribman-wounds-vietnam-still-havent-healed-globe-and-mail-345771 <p>January 27, 2022 | While reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam war<a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman"> David Shribman</a> said " It is the wound that will not heal, the heartbreak that will not end. Mostly, it is the haunting questions that have no answers." Although the Vietnam War ended formally 50 years ago but he claimed that in some ways it is still being fought in the United States, not by soldiers but by veterans, scholars and politicians. </p> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:04:27 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2966 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/embracing-strategic-clarity-taiwan-it-was-always-burning-343460 <p>November 11, 2022 | In the face of an increasingly bellicose China buttressed by its mighty economic and military strengths, Washington’s “strategic ambiguity” has become insufficient to pre-empt China’s ambitions. A shift towards "strategic clarity" could pave the way to deter Chinese aggression in the region, provided it remains subtle and is carefully managed, Pangying Peng says. </p> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:34:40 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2925 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/andrew-potter-self-help-partisans-line-337359 <p>February 1, 2022 | Many Canadians look to the state of politics in America and feel better about our own politics. But is "Canadian exceptionalism" a delusion? <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/andrew-potter">Andrew Potter</a> outlines three principles or guidelines that may provide a reality check.</p> <p><a href="https://theline.substack.com/p/andrew-potter-self-help-for-partisans">Read the article</a>.</p> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:20:42 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2772 at /maxbellschool