The McGill International Review

US Elections Podcast Miniseries: The Art of Deflection

After last week’s messy showdown, expectations were high for the Harris-Pence debate. MIR Senior Editor Justine Coutu sits down with Contributions Director Elizabeth Hurley and Editor Sara Parker to discuss the candidates’ performances and what it means to be a VP in 2020.

Autour Du Monde: Valentin Gendrot

Le 16 Septembre 2020 notre présentateur Mathieu Lavault a rencontré Valentin Gendrot, un journaliste indépendant qui a passé 6 mois au sein d'un commissariat du 19eme arrondissement de Paris. Il nous raconte son expérience et ses ressentis quant aux pratiques policières en France.

MIR Meets: Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli

Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, the acting director for the Andes at WOLA, the Washington Office on Latin America, to discuss the violation of human rights for the Afro and indigenous populations in Colombia and the fight for peace in the country. 

US Elections Podcast Miniseries: Chris Wallace for President

Nothing says ‘US presidential election homestretch’ like debate season. MIR Senior Editor Justine Coutu sits down with Editors Max Clark and Sara Parker to analyze the chaotic first debate, and what it points to for the remainder of the race.

MIR Meets: John Christensen

Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with John Christensen, an economist, and chair of the board of the Tax Justice Network, to discuss Britain’s Second Empire and how the country transformed itself from a colonial power into a global financial one.

 

Spotlight: The Changing Dynamics Within the Syrian Civil War

This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Maddy Evans, to talk about her piece “Battling Conflict and COVID-19: The Changing Dynamics Within the Syrian Civil War”, where she details how the coronavirus has shifted the landscape of the ongoing conflict and explores the broader impacts of a global pandemic in the war-torn region.

MIR Meets: William Snowden

Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with William Snowden, founder of the Juror Project, to discuss why there is a need to reform the structure of US juries in order to more accurately represent the American population.

MIR Meets: President Kevin Baugh of Molossia

Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with Kevin Baugh, President of the Republic of Molossia. Molossia is a micronation - a self-declared nation in the middle of the Nevada desert in the United States. President Baugh discusses why he formed his country, his ideas of what makes up a state, and his hopes for the future Molossia.

Spotlight: Fanon, Collective Catharsis, and the Removal of Racist Monuments

This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Renee Lehman, to talk about her piece "Fanon and Collective Catharsis: The Removal Of Racist Monuments Around The Globe”. Drawing parallels between the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and Fanon’s philosophy, Renee joins us today to explain how his literature is especially relevant today amidst the 2020 US racial reckoning.

MIR Meets: Dr. David Buckeridge

In this episode of MIR Meets, Mathieu Lavault sits down with Dr. David Buckeridge of the School of Population and Global Health at McGill University to discuss whether the province of Quebec and Canada can handle the testing if there was to be a COVID-19 outbreak amongst students in the fall.