The McGill International Review

MIR Meets: Dean Baker

Host Theo Shouse sits down with economist Dean Baker to discuss tariffs, industrial policy, inequality, and relations between the United States and China.

MIR Meets: Sridhar Venkatapuram Part 2

Part 2: Host Sydney Murray sits down with Sridhar Venkatapuram, Senior Lecturer in Global Health and Philosophy at King’s College, to explore the ethical dimensions of global health. They discuss how ethical frameworks are both integrated and overlooked in today’s global health landscape, examining critical issues such as the Human Right to Health and Health Justice within our current global context. Venkatapuram also reflects on the far-reaching implications of the past five years of global events and how they have shaped public health policies and priorities worldwide.

MIR Meets: Sridhar Venkatapuram Part 1

Part 1: Host Sydney Murray sits down with Sridhar Venkatapuram, Senior Lecturer in Global Health and Philosophy at King’s College, to explore the ethical dimensions of global health. They discuss how ethical frameworks are both integrated and overlooked in today’s global health landscape, examining critical issues such as the Human Right to Health and Health Justice within our current global context. Venkatapuram also reflects on the far-reaching implications of the past five years of global events and how they have shaped public health policies and priorities worldwide.

MIR Meets: Christopher Miller

Host Sabrina Nelson sits down with Christopher Miller, the Financial Times’ Chief Ukraine Correspondent, to discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and its potential evolution. They also delve into his experience reporting from Ukraine since 2010 and discuss his book “The War Came To Us: Life And Death In Ukraine.”

MIR Meets: Andrew Day

Host Theo Shouse sits down with Andrew Day, the senior editor of The American Conservative, to discuss the Ukraine War and US foreign policy regarding Russia, China, and Iran.

MIR Meets: Anatol Lieven

Host Theo Shouse sits down with journalist and author Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft to discuss the West's relationship to Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Ukraine War.

MIR Meets: James K. Galbraith

Host Theo Shouse sits down with economist James K. Galbraith to discuss his latest book, Entropy Economics, which rethinks and rejects orthodox economic concepts like equilibrium by introducing the second law of thermodynamics to the dismal science.

MIR Meets: Gerald Butts

Host Theo Shouse sits down with Gerald Butts, former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to discuss populism and democracy in North America and what it means to be a liberal.

MIR Meets: Declan Walsh

Host Sabrina Nelson sits down with Declan Walsh, Chief Africa Correspondent for The New York Times, to discuss his frontline reporting on Sudan’s conflict and across Africa, as well as his unexpected expulsion from Pakistan. Walsh reflects on some of the lessons he’s learned throughout his career as a foreign correspondent, especially in politically sensitive environments.

MIR Meets: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham

Host Sabrina Nelson sits down with sits down with Hugh Kinsella Cunningham, an award-winning photojournalist and Pulitzer Center grantee, to discuss his work documenting health, conflict, and society in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They delve into his recent award-winning projects, his experiences on the ground, and his perspective on the current challenges facing the region.