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Since its very inception Pakistan has been facing multiple strategic, diplomatic and economic challenges. With a significant strategic position Pakistan is situated at the doorway to the oil-rich countries of the Middle East and Central Asia and, therefore, it has great potential of becoming a transit economy. One cannot overlook the two-dimensional impact of geographical location; it has advantages as well as challenges. In order to transform these challenges into opportunities and protect one's own national interests there is always a dire need to devise strategies to maximise the advantages. This article seeks to examine the benefits of Pakistan's strategic location as well as its internal and external challenges on the same basis.

In 2017, I participated in a walking fieldtrip organized by First Story Toronto. It was an eye-opening experience. We explored various sites with significant Indigenous connections in downtown Toronto, Canada's primary immigrant-receiving city. Canada is both a nation of immigrants and a land belonging to Indigenous people, and the field trip addressed these diverging perspectives in a novel and hands-on way. As an academic, I'm used to dealing with issues through rigorous scholarship and conceptual theories, and to see this complex relationship presented in an experiential way was both humbling and inspiring. ; Bauder, H. (2019) Connecting immigration to Canada's indigenous past and present. Toronto: Ryerson Centre for Immigration & Settlement.

Politicians' recent attentiveness to ethnic media coincides with the emergence of diverse societies where linguistic, cultural, and racial minority groups are an increasingly important demographic. Not much is known, however, about how ethnic media cover elections. This paper outlines a methodology for examining election coverage by ethnic newspapers, drawing upon best practices used to analyze election news content in mainstream media, the theoretical underpinnings of journalism practice, and the author's experience with coding ethnic news publications. ; RCIS working paper ; no. 2014/4 14 pp. (Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement)

Canada's points system was historically significant for its universalism, ending ethnic discrimination in the selection process for new immigrants. In spite of its appeal world-wide, however, it has not been successful in matching well-qualified migrants to good jobs, instead leading to "brain waste", as exemplified by academics driving taxis. To avoid this problem, Germany should not imitate Canada's points system, but instead Canada's easy naturalization, welcoming multiculturalism, and acceptance of immigrants in political life. Germany has made important steps toward a universalist immigration system. It is part of the EU's open sphere, which enables every EU citizen to move freely. This sphere may be further widened in the coming years. Moreover, the EU Blue Card system enables anyone in the world to work in Germany, with only a minimum salary level as a condition. The EU's open sphere and Blue Card system are making important contributions to the establishment of an open world, a perspective that should be discussed in North America. Keywords: points system, Germany, Canada, immigration, universalism, brain waste, EU, Blue Card, central planning, foreign students

Introduction The Associated Press (AP) recently announced an important change to its Stylebook: it "no longer sanctions the term 'illegal immigrant'" (Colford, 2013; Morison, 2013). AP suggested alternative phrases, such as "person entering a country illegally" or "without legal permission" (Morison, 2013). While these phrases may be accurate, they are wordy, prompting AP's Senior Vice President and Executive Editor, Kathleen Carroll, to project that suitable terminology will evolve "down the road" (Colford, 2013). In this Research Brief, I argue for the adoption of illegalized immigrant to fill the terminology gap. ; Bauder, H. (2013). Why we should use the term illegalized immigrant. Toronto: Ryerson Centre for Immigration & Settlement.

Highlights five influential U.S. scholars who helped shape understandings of South America in the early 20th century, showing how Latin American Studies began and how academic knowledge affected foreign policy and helped build an informal American empire. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched. ; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ; South America as a field of inquiry -- Five traveling scholars -- Research designs of transnational scope -- Yale at Machu Picchu : Hiram Bingham, Peruvian indigenistas, and cultural property -- Hispanic American history at Harvard : Clarence H. Haring and regional history for imperial visibility -- Intellectual cooperation : Leo S. Rowe, democratic government, and the politics of scholarly brotherhood -- Geographic conquest : Isaiah Bowman's view of South America -- Worldly sociology : Edward A. Ross and the societies "South of Panama" -- U.S. scholars and the question of empire. ; Highlights five influential U.S. scholars who helped shape understandings of South America in the early 20th century, showing how Latin American Studies began and how academic knowledge affected foreign policy and helped build an informal American empire. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched. ; Mode of access: Internet.