Conor McGrath, MPA, Staff Writer/Deputy Editor, Brief Policy Perspectives As the global refugee crisis worsens, European governments have quickly embarked on a hysteria-driven campaign of border closing, making it harder for refugees to move around the passport-free Schengen zone. These fears, which are fueled by the misplaced anxiety that refugees  are a danger to public…

Konark Sikka, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In the past decade, China has developed its reputation on the global stage as an influential actor with initiatives such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the One Belt, One Road initiative and military presence in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, Russia has also been increasingly active…

Andre Avanessians, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Considered the victors of  World War II, five nations – China, France, the USSR (now Russia), the United Kingdom, and the United State – took command of the global stage by creating the United Nations (UN). These five permanent members, known as the P5, would go on…