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An illustration of an American military officer shaking hands with Iron Man in the foreground, in the background are a group of MCU heroes one one side and American soldiers on the other
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Avengers, assemble . . . for the Pentagon and its allies

Zainab Salam June 24, 2025

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has become one of the most dominant forces in modern cinema. Yet beneath the visual grandeur and pop-culture appeal lies a subtler narrative thread — one that blends the art of filmmaking with ideological messaging. The MCU pushes out pro-military propaganda, leveraging its immense cultural reach to reinforce particular narratives about American power and militarism.  The root of this relationship runs deep. Since the inception of the MCU with Iron Man (2008), Marvel Studios has collaborated with the United States department of defence on several projects. These collaborations manifested as military personnel consults, and vehicles…

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Two Ukrainian flags are being lifted into the sky.
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Tymofiy Mylovanov discusses the war in Ukraine

Olivia Visser May 28, 2022

On May 10, the SFU Economics Research Seminar series hosted Tymofiy Mylovanov for the seminar titled, Military and Economic Aspects of the War in Ukraine. Mylovanov is president of the Kyiv School of Economics, associate professor at the University of…

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Political Corner: Heralding frontline nurses for working while pregnant hides systemic labour abuses in China

Tianyi Wang April 4, 2020

The World Health Organization declared that coronavirus was a global pandemic as of March 11. In addition to the increasing number of cases of viral infection, many social issues have been exposed during this extraordinary time that are also worthy of…

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