Author: Andrew Munroe
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Prohibition, Politics and Neglect: The Making of a Drug Overdose Crisis in Canada
Dr. Mark Tyndall is a Professor of Medicine at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC. Dr. Tyndall has fostered a number of community-based collaborations that have led to change to health policies, and has advocated for enhanced harm-reduction interventions and the de-criminalization of drug use.
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Human Rights and the Rule of Law
The Honourable Louise Arbour, O.C., G.O.Q., L.L.D., Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, has published extensively on criminal law and given innumerable addresses on both national and international forums.
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Narendra Modi’s re-election invokes the dark side of India’s democracy
In his first five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP party took India down a path where basic freedoms and the rule of law are no longer guaranteed, transforming the secular foundations of India’s democracy into a violent, authoritarian regime.
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Starving Venezuelans pay the price for Maduro’s arrogance
In Venezuela, soaring inflation, inadequate social services, impaired communications systems, and a lack of food supplies and medication have crippled the society. People are starving and in desperate need, but aid is being turned away by a president whose decisions are serving his illegitimate grip on power.
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Putin’s Century
The Mueller Report confirmed Russia’s effort to influence the US election, further evidence of Putin manipulating the world stage with his guerrilla political tactics.
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Protesters in Algeria use nonviolence to seek real political change
In a country where the government does not allow a real political dialogue, this is how the Algerian people practice their politics.
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Gambia Confronts its Dark Past
Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will give Yahya Jammeh’s victims a path towards healing. It’s a step in the right direction. But the proceedings are off to a shaky start.
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How we are failing to cover the Sudan protests
Government-imposed restrictions on press freedoms and a preference for simplified narratives in many foreign media outlets contribute to inadequate reporting on Sudan.
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Welcome to the People’s Democratic Republic of America
D.C. reporters should treat their posting like they are working in a foreign bureau. It might seem like home, but the rules keep changing, and every week there’s a new crisis.
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Civility and Partisanship: How We Can Train Future Politicians
Dr. Cameron co-founded the Institute for Future Legislators at UBC, the world’s first school for politicians. His most recent book, Political Institutions and Practical Wisdom (2018), explores how to cultivate the character and judgment necessary to become a wise practitioner.