The McGill International Review

Host Galia Pakman Arrojo chats with Gabe Rottman, Vice President of Policy at the Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press, a Washington D.C. -based non-profit. They discuss the state of media freedom in the United States under Trump's second term up to late February 2026, touching on protest coverage, social media and citizen journalism, legal challenges in court, and more.

Host Sydney Murray sits down with Dre. Joanne Liu, the former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières and founder of PERL, the new pandemic evaluation and readiness lab at McGill. 

Host Ava Francin speaks with Daniel Martinez HoSang, Professor of American Studies at Yale University, whose research examines the rise of the multiracial right. HoSang is the co-editor of the forthcoming volume The Politics of the Multiracial Right and co-author of Producers, Parasites, Patriots. They discuss a political phenomenon that has puzzled many observers: the growing support for Donald T...

Host Theo Shouse interviews economist Dominik Leusder about European political economy. They discuss European economic growth and stagnation, the Eurozone crisis, and the energy shocks from the Ukraine and Iran wars.

Host Kai Samuel-Szablowski speaks with P. Sainath , founder of the People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI) and author of the acclaimed Everybody Loves a Good Drought. Sainath won the Ramon Magsaysay Award , Asia’s most prestigious prize, for his journalism advocating for India's rural poor.   They discuss his mission at PARI, India’s agrarian crisis and increasing inequality, and the state of journ...

Host Devina Briggs-Hammoud speaks with Karen Cocq, co-executive director of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, about Bill C-12 and what it could mean for immigration in Canada.

Host Kai Samuel-Szablowski speaks with Shachi Kurl , president of the Angus Reid Institute , to discuss the latest trends in Canadian public opinion.

La présentatrice Adèle Doat explore les recommandations du nouveau rapport du Comité sénatorial permanent des langues officielles pour faciliter l'accès aux services de santé dans la langue officielle de son choix, afin de garantir l’équité des soins au Canada. Elle s’est entretenue avec le sénateur René Cormier du Nouveau-Brunswick, ainsi qu’ Antoine Désilets , directeur général de la Société San...

Host Adèle Doat explores the pressures shaping journalism in the digital age, from the news trust crisis to the rise of news influencers on social media. She is joined by Gina M. Masullo , an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Associate Director of the Center for Media Engagement in the Moody College of Communication at UT Austin, and by David Marchese , a journalist at The New Yo...

Host Lauren Archibald speaks with Teresa Marshall, a multimedia artist, labour and social justice organizer, and independent filmmaker. They discuss how she has used communications and art to advocate for change over the course of her career. 

Host Lauren Archibald sits down with Liam Olsen, National Chair of the Young Liberals of Canada, to discuss youth engagement in politics. 

Camille Tavitian parle avec Valdez Onanina , journaliste et directeur du bureau francophone de Africa Check , une organisation à but non lucratif spécialisée dans la vérification des faits en Afrique. Ils discutent de comment l’organisme répond à la désinformation russe au Sahel.

Sydney Murray speaks with The Globe and Mail reporter Alanna Smith  – one of the first journalists to break the news that Canada lost its measles elimination status – to discuss the work of a health reporter in today's politically charged environment, vaccinations, how to build trust with your readership, and the recent measles crisis in Canada. 

Host Ava Francin sits down with Sonia Kgomo, a former Facebook content moderator and now organizer with African Tech Workers Rising. They discuss her work in union advocacy for fair labour conditions for digital supply chain workers. 

Host Theodore Yohalem Shouse sits down with economist Kevin Page , Canada’s inaugural parliamentary budget officer and current director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, to discuss the 2025 federal budget.

Host Adèle Doat investigates the Finnish concept of comprehensive security, Finland’s new membership in NATO, and how the fear of a Russian invasion shapes the country’s foreign policy. She is joined by  Iro Särkkä , a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, and  Emma Godmere , a CBC producer who received the 2025 R. James Travers fellowship to travel to Finland a...

Host Haya Abdelmeguid sits down with Tracey Maulfair, the UNCHR Representative in Canada, to discuss UNCHR’s mission and her experience working with refugees in Canada and abroad.    

Host Theo Shouse sits down with foreign policy journalist Connor Echols to discuss tensions between Iran, Israel, and the US. This episode was recorded on July 2, 2025.

Host Sydney Murray sits down with global health expert Tim Evans to discuss what get Tim out of bed in the morning, who is the next Bill Gates, population views tied with public health issues and communication, the power in exploring the unknown, the speed of scientific advancement, and the Canadian medical education system. 

L'animateur Theo Shouse s'entretient avec Boris Proulx , correspondant parlementaire pour Le Devoir à Ottawa, pour discuter de l'élection fédérale.

In this opinion piece, Noa Wittenberg-Ross investigates the Mohawk Mothers' efforts to delay excavation at the Royal Victoria Hospital construction site due to the suspected presence of unmarked graves. She sits down with Kahentinetha, a Mohawk activist, and Phillippe Blouin, a Canadian anthropologist, to better understand their perspective and struggle. 

Host Theo Shouse sits down with economist Dean Baker to discuss tariffs, industrial policy, inequality, and relations between the United States and China.

Part 2: Host Sydney Murray sits down with Sridhar Venkatapuram, Senior Lecturer in Global Health and Philosophy at King’s College, to explore the ethical dimensions of global health. They discuss how ethical frameworks are both integrated and overlooked in today’s global health landscape, examining critical issues such as the Human Right to Health and Health Justice within our current global conte...

Part 1: Host Sydney Murray sits down with Sridhar Venkatapuram, Senior Lecturer in Global Health and Philosophy at King’s College, to explore the ethical dimensions of global health. They discuss how ethical frameworks are both integrated and overlooked in today’s global health landscape, examining critical issues such as the Human Right to Health and Health Justice within our current global conte...

Host Sabrina Nelson sits down with Christopher Miller , the Financial Times’ Chief Ukraine Correspondent, to discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and its potential evolution. They also delve into his experience reporting from Ukraine since 2010 and discuss his book “ The War Came To Us: Life And Death In Ukraine .”