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Be it Resolved, western governments must resume funding to UNRWA
14 countries, including Canada and the US, suspended funding to the U.N.’s Palestinian Refugee Agency in response to Israeli allegations that 12 employees were involved in the attack on Israel on Oct…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Munk Dialogue with John Mearsheimer: why Ukraine needs to break ties with the West
In May 2022, just a few months into the war between Russia and Ukraine, we convened a public debate in Toronto about whether the West needed to acknowledge Russia’s legitimate legitimate security int…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Munk Dialogue with David Horovitz: is it possible to defeat Hamas?
Despite international pressure and the threat of a wider regional conflict, Israel has made clear their intention to keep fighting until Hamas has been eradicated and no longer poses a security threa…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Munk Dialogue with Michael Knights: Houthi attacks in the Red Sea
US airstrikes don’t appear to be deterring Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The Yemen-based militant group has continued their attacks on commercial ships in retaliation to the Israeli offensive against…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Munk Dialogue with Lenore Skenazy: the importance of raising free-range kids
Teenagers are facing a mental health epidemic. The numbers are staggering: 30% of teenage girls and 10% of teenage boys are suffering from depression, reflecting a 150% increase since 2010. Rates of …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Munk Dialogue with Greg Lukianoff: how to fix higher education
Claudine Gay, the first black female president of Harvard, faced intense scrutiny since her widely criticized congressional testimony on campus antisemitism in early December. Last week, President Ga…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Munk Dialogue with Zhou Bo: Why China sees Taiwan as its biggest national security concern
On this Munk Dialogue we are speaking to one of China’s leading experts on military strategy and security. Zhou Bo is a retired senior colonel of China's People's Liberation Army and a senior fellow …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The best debates of 2023
On this special edition of the Munk Debates podcast, host Rudyard Griffiths is joined by senior content producer, Ricki Gurwitz, to discuss some of their favourite debates and dialogues from the over…
Published on 2 years ago
Munk Dialogue with Michael Geist: Why the Online News Act is a policy disaster
Amid years of decline in news ad revenue and a rapidly changing media landscape, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-18, the Online News Act. This controversial piece of legislation requires Go…
Published on 2 years ago
Be it Resolved, Henry Kissinger was one of history’s great statesmen
Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State who helped shape Cold War history, is a man both revered and reviled. To his supporters, he was a brilliant statesman whose realpolitik approach to …
Published on 2 years ago