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RCS Ottawa
Jul 6, 2017
3 reasons the American Revolution was a mistake
This July 4, let's not mince words: American independence in 1776 was a monumental mistake. We should be mourning the fact that we left...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 23, 2016
How “premium” is premium economy? A guide to choosing that upgrade, airline by airline
Disappointment tends to snowball for many airline passengers as they trudge down the aisle to their seats. First, there is the deep envy...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 11, 2016
1.1 million Africans displaced by environment change
Internal displacement across Africa is almost always attributed to civil strife or full-blown wars. But a new report from the Internal...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 22, 2016
Climate Change Effects International Politics
A large body of scholarship suggests that climate change could exert grave effects on international politics this century. Planet-wide...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 17, 2016
This is what happens when we build walls and fences to keep people out
Over a million migrants fled to Europe by sea in 2015. European leaders were unable to agree on a united approach as the crisis unfolded on
RCS Ottawa
Oct 3, 2016
Bitter Tory fight over Brexit set to overshadow Conservative conference
When David Cameron delivered his first party conference speech as prime minister in October 2010, he mentioned the “big society” 10 times...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 3, 2016
We now know when the UK is set to leave the EU
Mark April Fool’s Day of 2019 in your diary. By this point, the UK will have left the EU. Prime minister Theresa May announced today that...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 2, 2016
What does it mean to be British?
History informs today's immigration. How does a tribe live with the foreigner? Treat them too badly, and they won’t come. Treat them too...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 18, 2016
To avoid another Brexit let’s stop treating citizenship as a birthright
Somewhere in the depths of the messy and multi-directional fallout of Brexit, an interesting counter-trend is crystallizing. Even as...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 9, 2016
The surprisingly simple economic case for giving refugees cash, not stuff
Andrew Harper has a staff of 600, a budget of more than $280 million,and an office littered with color-coded maps marked by hand-drawn...
RCS Ottawa
Jul 7, 2016
How Uganda’s economy has received a boost from hosting refugees
LET THEM WORK - “Now I’m sitting here, I buy my goat, I buy a cow, but when (I was) in Sudan I cannot,” Malual said. “Here in Uganda I am...
RCS Ottawa
Jul 7, 2016
Involuntary Migration
The World Economic Forum's - Global Risks Report for 2016 predicts that there will be a lot of impacts to migration of people in the...
RCS Ottawa
Jul 7, 2016
Africa's Brain Drain vs Brain Gain
The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 showed Burundi as the African country least able to hold on to its top...
RCS Ottawa
Jul 7, 2016
Refugees - Act Locally
There is a lot to be gained by learning about each others history and culture and the common values that we share. NSCF promoted that...
RCS Ottawa
Jun 19, 2016
ISIL is really a revolt by young Muslims against their parents’ generation
In the search for answers after the Paris terror attacks, French public intellectuals are responding to the question on everybody’s lips:...
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