In the midst of a pandemic during the age of information, governments have the responsibility of conducting further public engagement to make policy decisions. In the case of Vancouver, the Municipal Government has done the bare minimum of informing the public, but still needs to involve and collaborate with its constituents.

The current UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees does not address the status of climate migrants. As the effects of climate change worsen in the near future, the lack of international consensus surrounding their status is an issue that must be addressed soon.

Indigenous epistemology is a form of learning that combines stories and deeper understanding of place that ultimately unlocks unconscious learning with greater impact when compared to colonial western epistemology.

The recent drama surrounding Jeff Bezos and Prince Mohammed bin Salman is just one of the many examples of how much major corporations today have ingrained themselves in global geopolitics.

The unilateral decision of the United States to kill one of Iran’s top generals has further escalated tensions in the Middle East. As most of the US’s traditional allies are slowly distancing themselves, there is also no place for Canada to be involved in a potential armed conflict.

British Columbia is entering another forest fire season, and with the persisting impacts of climate change, blazing forests in the summer might become normal occurrences. However, there are solutions to keep the fires from worsening, explains a former BC Type 1 Wildland Firefighter.

The recent Global Solutions Summit in Berlin discussed increasing the quality of global education as a policy focus. However, before education can be thoroughly improved, policymakers must also tackle the problem of unequal access to quality education.

Earlier this month, Yolande Bouka joined students at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs as a part of the Women in Leadership speaker series. Her talk focused on an intersectional approach to policy between academia. development, and security research agencies.

It has been one month since Juan Guaidó invoked Article 233 of the Venezuelan Constitution. However, with the deadline approaching and Nicolás Maduro unwilling to give up his stranglehold on power, Venezuela is heading down a path filled with question marks.