Two years ago this month, Canada made international headlines by announcing it would take in 25,000 refugees from Syria. Nightly newscasts featured Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warmly welcoming Syrians who had finally escaped their war-wracked country. But over the last year, there’s been a different refugee story playing out in Canada. Petra Molnar of the University of Toronto, and postdoctoral research fellow Stephanie J. Silverman, write about Canada’s immigration detention centres where four people have died since March 2016.
As the political crisis continues to unfold in Zimbabwe, military historian Rut Diamint of Argentina – a country painfully acquainted with dictatorship – expresses doubt that this week’s coup d’etat will help democratize the African nation. And, British academic James Hamill wonders if the future of Zimbabwe is “Mugabeism without Mugabe?”
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Petra Molnar, University of Toronto; Stephanie J Silverman, University of Toronto
Since 2000, at least 16 people have died while incarcerated in Canada’s system of immigration detention, with a shocking four deaths since March 2016. When will the government act?
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Rut Diamint, Torcuato di Tella University
Some observers think Mugabe's overthrow by the Army might be a good thing for Zimbabwe. An Argentinean expert on Latin America's bloody military dictatorships disagrees.
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James Hamill, University of Leicester
The coup in Zimbabwe's means that Mugabe’s long and disastrous presidency is finally over. The questions that remain are the precise details and mechanics of the deal which secures his departure.
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Politics + Society
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Umer Karim, University of Birmingham
When is an anti-corruption purge not an anti-corruption purge?
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Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle
Now that the battle for marriage equality has been won, the fight over the legislation to enable it will heat up.
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Environment + Energy
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Martina Grecequet, University of Minnesota; Ian Noble, University of Notre Dame; Jessica Hellmann, University of Minnesota
Although climate change threatens the world's small island nations, many can find ways to adapt and preserve their homes and cultures – especially if wealthy countries cut emissions and provide support.
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Science + Technology
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Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland; Jake Clark, University of Southern Queensland; Rob Wittenmyer, University of Southern Queensland; Stephen Kane, University of California, Riverside
A solitary planet in an eccentric orbit around an ancient star may help astronomers understand exactly how such planetary systems are formed.
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Arts + Culture
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Natali Pearson, University of Sydney
More than 48 shipwrecks have been illicitly salvaged - and the figure may be much higher. Museums can play a key role in the protection of these wrecks, alongside strategic recovery and legislative steps.
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