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The Question of Canada’s Food Self-Sufficiency
Canadians sailed through the rough seas in 2020, 2021, and 2022. First, COVID-19 and the restrictions to contain the epidemic heavily impacted our supply chains. That was the first time we realized that Canada lacks self-sufficiency in its vaccine, semiconductor, and drug manufacturing facilities. Second, the Russian invasion of Ukraine resulted in the rise of energy prices, threatened potential food
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Elder Zosima on Divine Ontology and Modest Epistemology
“Much on earth is hidden from us, but to make up for that we have been given a precious mystic sense of our living bond with the other world, with the higher heavenly world, and the roots of our thoughts and feelings are not here but in other worlds. That is why the philosophers say
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Philosophical Origins of Identity Politics
It is difficult to understand our contemporary North American society, without serious investigation of one of its main drivers of transformation – identity. The considerations of identity took precedence in cinematography, literature, academia, government and many other…
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Critique of Neorealism: How Neorealism Betrayed Its Foundational Insight
Introduction The neorealist theory of International Relations (IR) has dominated academic and political thought during most of the 20th century. Many vital decisions of the Cold War were made on the advice of people influenced by neorealism,…
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Opinion: Joined Canada-US Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)?
Background: History Although Canada is a vital part of the joined North American defence through its participation in NATO and binational defence programs like NORAD, it was reluctant to partake in the US’s Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)…
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The Problem of Theory in Political Science
Theory, defined as a set of interrelated ideas intended to explain complex phenomena, predict events, and prescribe policies, is essential for Political Science. For example, in International Relations, there are different and conflicting established theories: Realism, Liberalism,…
economics
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Canada’s Internal Trade Barriers as a Threat to National Unity
Canada’s history is one of perpetual consolidation in the face of external and internal challenges. One of the crucial unification iterations took place in 1867 when independent colonies came together to form something bigger than themselves: a Confederation. The new country almost immediately undertook ambitious projects to build a National Dream – the Canadian Pacific
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The Question of Canada’s Food Self-Sufficiency
Canadians sailed through the rough seas in 2020, 2021, and 2022. First, COVID-19 and the restrictions to contain the epidemic heavily impacted our supply chains. That was the first time we realized that Canada lacks self-sufficiency in…
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Trusts Against Western Democracies.
Trusts, cartels, monopolies, oligopolies. We live in a society where markets are becoming increasingly concentrated. A lot of people have heard of the oligopolies in the telecommunications, airline, and banking industries, but just a few realize how…
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Free Trade is The Reason for the Economic Decline of North America?
Contemplating the reasons why once great economies and countries, the United States and Canada, found themselves in a miserable and deteriorating economic existence, masked by the unbearable, pressing amount of public and private debt, I came across…
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Free Trade: Stimulating international dialogue, organizing individual aspirations, and shaping the future of democracy worldwide.
We have not been studying the real world workings of economic systems, simply projecting biased preferences on free market dynamics that do not exist, and in some cases, barely resemble the systems Adam Smith envisioned. I intend…
politics
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Critique of Neorealism: How Neorealism Betrayed Its Foundational Insight
Introduction The neorealist theory of International Relations (IR) has dominated academic and political thought during most of the 20th century. Many vital decisions of the Cold War were made on the advice of people influenced by neorealism, such as Henry Kissinger and Robert S. McNamara. Yet, the disastrously wrong predictions of the theory and its
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Opinion: Joined Canada-US Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)?
Background: History Although Canada is a vital part of the joined North American defence through its participation in NATO and binational defence programs like NORAD, it was reluctant to partake in the US’s Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)…
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Case Against Party Discipline in Canada
Introduction Canada, as one of the oldest continuous democracies on the planet, stands as a prime example of a democratic culture. The Canadian political system, inherited from the British Empire, is based on the Westminster parliamentary tradition,…
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Opinion. LCBO Should Keep Its Monopoly on Alcohol Sales
The Ford government has recently announced that the province will move on to liberalize alcohol sales ahead of the previously announced schedule. Specifically, starting September 2024, it will now be possible to pop by the local convenience…
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How democratic are Canadian Institutions? Part 1 – Prime Minister
In the wake of the overall trend of the democratic backslide, it is important to ask how democratic Canadian political institutions are. Within the last couple of decades, Canadians grew more dissatisfied with the current state of…
history
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Book Review. Anna Politkovskaya’s “A Dirty War”
As we are slowly approaching the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is important to remember the other wars that the Russian Federation has led against its neighbors and within its own territory since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It has been almost twenty years since Anna Politskovskaya’s book describing Russia’s
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How British Liberated World from Slavery
History is written by the victors. Victors of cultural, media, and political wars. It is these victors who transform history into the “politics of memory,” it is they who decide what to emphasize and what to silence…
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Why Britain and France Are Not Going To Be Fighting Against Each Other Again
The English and French have always found the reason for a good fight. The Norman Conquest started because of the supposedly unfulfilled promise of the English King Edward the Confessor. The Hundred Years war was caused by…
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What Is The Difference Between Ukraine and Russia? A Historical View.
Are Ukrainians and Russians the same people? What are the main, fundamental differences between Ukraine and Russia? Are there any fundamental differences at all? All these questions are old as the hills and being asked by the brightest minds…
international affairs
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Critique of Neorealism: How Neorealism Betrayed Its Foundational Insight
Introduction The neorealist theory of International Relations (IR) has dominated academic and political thought during most of the 20th century. Many vital decisions of the Cold War were made on the advice of people influenced by neorealism, such as Henry Kissinger and Robert S. McNamara. Yet, the disastrously wrong predictions of the theory and its
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Time to abolish “Global South”
It is time to abolish the popular term “Global South” as highly simplistic and flawed. Besides, it is also not neutral term and associated with particular ideological camp, which further impedes understanding of International Relations.
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Poland’s Aid to Ukraine. Reasons, Challenges, Opportunities
Poland is one of Ukraine’s closest and most active allies in its defensive war against Russian invasion. Polish leaders quickly recognized the security implications of this attack for their country and provided significant humanitarian and military aid…
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Ukraine-Poland relations: Volyn massacre or tragedy
Volyn massacre or tragedy shapes the contemporary relations between Ukraine and Poland. What are the main points of contention and how reconciliation can be achieved?
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“Secret American Biological Laboratories” in Ukraine
The world becomes more unpredictable and hostile. China, Russia, and other rising powers attempt to challenge the dominance of the United States in multiple domains simultaneously: economic, technological, and military. The latter concerns not only the troops…
philosophy
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Elder Zosima on Divine Ontology and Modest Epistemology
“Much on earth is hidden from us, but to make up for that we have been given a precious mystic sense of our living bond with the other world, with the higher heavenly world, and the roots of our thoughts and feelings are not here but in other worlds. That is why the philosophers say
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Philosophical Origins of Identity Politics
It is difficult to understand our contemporary North American society, without serious investigation of one of its main drivers of transformation – identity. The considerations of identity took precedence in cinematography, literature, academia, government and many other…
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The Problem of Theory in Political Science
Theory, defined as a set of interrelated ideas intended to explain complex phenomena, predict events, and prescribe policies, is essential for Political Science. For example, in International Relations, there are different and conflicting established theories: Realism, Liberalism,…
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Case Against Party Discipline in Canada
Introduction Canada, as one of the oldest continuous democracies on the planet, stands as a prime example of a democratic culture. The Canadian political system, inherited from the British Empire, is based on the Westminster parliamentary tradition,…
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The Essence of Burkean Argument
Edmund Burke is a prudent and sober 18 century political philosopher. His advice on moderation and pragmatism in state administration remains relevant to this day.
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