James Monteith examines how Mexican Drug Cartels are eroding the Mexican state’s authority.
Author: James Monteith
James recently graduated Carleton University with a Masters degree in Political Science, specializing in International Relations. Previously James received an Honours Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Toronto. James has also spent time as a Junior Policy Analyst at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, where he worked on analysis regarding Canada’s investment promotion strategies. James has a wide array of interests relating to international relations including but not limited to: international organizations (such as NATO), state sovereignty, terrorism and its impact on state sovereignty, state-to-state interactions, international economic policy and international health and drug policy.
So you want to be a Reservist?
James Monteith on the process of becoming a reservist.
The Great Mexican Standoff: The Mexican Government and the Drug Cartels
James Monteith examines the increasingly-brutal drug war in Mexico.
The Beautiful Shame: How FIFA is Harming the Very Sport is Supposed to Govern
James Monteith on the endemic corruption in FIFA.
Born on the 1st of July: The Canadian Forces Reserves and PTSD
James Monteith on PTSD and the Canadian Forces Reserves.
Silvio Berlusconi: A Man of Many Convictions
James Monteith on Silvio Berlusconi and Italy’s culture of chauvinism.
The Fast & the Nefarious: How Brazil’s World Cup Bid Has Exposed Its Corruption
James Monteith on the protests sweeping Brazil.
Dark Side of the Zoom: How the NSA is Violating the Rights and Freedoms of Millions
James Monteith on the gross privacy violations by the NSA’s PRISM program.
The Art of Poor: How Canada’s Military Reservists Are Being Asked To Do More With Less
James Monteith on the Canadian Forces Reserves’ decreasing budget and increasing responsibilities.
Withering Rights: Civil Liberties in the Age of Vladimir Putin
James Monteith on the state of Russian civil liberties under Vladimir Putin.