This shift towards NATO and/or EU membership has enraged Putin, who has suggested that such a move would threaten Russia. Several recent speeches given by President Putin also have emphasized an outdated and archaic view of Ukraine; Putin has alleged that Ukraine had no history and is not a ...
Understanding the Ukraine Hryvnia Ukraine's economy was once one of the largest of the Soviet Bloc, with important industrial and agricultural regions. However, the move to amarket economyhas seen the nation struggling. Much of the population has turned to subsistence farming where thebarter system...
The history of Chinese people in America is a story of struggle against racism and persecution, but the lesser-told narrative is how this population became an integral part of America as we know it today. For AAPI Heritage Month, we head to the Museum of Chinese in Amer...
and the government can break that trust, suspend that redeemability, print a ton of paper money, and then re-peg that paper money such that each unit of paper currency is redeemable for a much smaller amount of gold, before people realize what is happening to their savings...
UkraineENPglobalisationThe paper outlines the ambitions of, and economic and political reasons for, Ukraine to join the European Union (EU). Differences in interest and support for EU membership compared to other new EU members are discussed, including divisions among the population and elites, and...
“Heat waves, the war in Ukraine, and stigma: Gen Z’s perspectives on mental health,” September 27, 2022, Lea Arora,Erica Coe, Martin Dewhurst, andKana Enomoto “Addressing the unprecedented behavioral-health challenges facing Generation Z,” January 14, 2022,Erica Coe,Jenny Cordina,Kana Eno...
has been an appealing destination for immigrants since the 1950s, with workers attracted by its thriving economy. Though Turkey has long been a major source of migrant workers, recent geopolitical events have led to a huge increase in forced migration from countries such as Syria and Ukraine. ...
What race is Ukraine? Ukrainians (Ukrainian: українці, romanized: ukraintsi, pronounced [ʊkrɐˈjinʲts⁽ʲ⁾i]) arean East Slavic ethnic groupnative to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe and the second-largest among the East Slavs after the Rus...
seem relatively content with the balance of being in the bloc without having the Queen as head of state, the Commonwealth's own self-declared dedication to democracy means each of its members remains able to vote itself out if that is what it decrees a majority o...
From a political standpoint, the Senator armoured vehicle is the perfect candidate for donation to Ukraine: It’s (relatively) cheap, it looks cool, and it’s made in Canada, so most of the money spent goes back into the domestic economy (federal ministers can also drop in on the factory...