Canada map
Canada in 2013
June 17, 2013, 1 Comment

“1984 in 2013: The Assault on Reason” – Allan Gregg Well-known pollster Allan Gregg stands up as a def ...

Greece unravelling
Greece, EU and world economy 2011-2013
June 17, 2013, 15 Comments

A bit of black humor: Clarke and Dawe: Lending merry-go-round How can broke economies lend money to other broke economie ...

Middle East region
Middle East & Arab World in 2013
June 16, 2013, No Comments

The fallacy of the phrase, ‘the Muslim world’ Western media reinforces stereotypes by reducing a complex set ...

Israel Palestine map
Israel – Palestine/Gaza
June 16, 2013, 8 Comments

The Geopolitics of Israel: Biblical and Modern (Stratfor) Israel has existed in three different manifestations in roughl ...

loonie
Canada economy
June 15, 2013, 2 Comments

Global slowdown to hit Canadian economy, stock markets in 2013, economists say (Globe & Mail) A slowing housing mark ...

Quebec flag on map
Quebec post 2012 elections
June 14, 2013, No Comments

Frédéric Laurin: Le Blogue économique Bernie (St-Laurent)’s blog No big changes to Bill 14: Marois Premier Paul ...

Tahrir Square 2
Egypt in 2011-2013
June 14, 2013, 2 Comments

He’s presiding over a country that lacks a constitution, a dissolved parliament, an economic — a huge econom ...

Hungarian Parliament
Hungary
June 11, 2013, 1 Comment

BBC: Hungary timeline – A chronology of key events Hungary on Wednesday-Night.com +++++++++++++++++++ Budapest esc ...

red square
Quebec ‘student’ protests 2012 and the aftermath
June 6, 2013, 1 Comment

Thoughtful commentary which all should read – Clifton van der Linden: Quebec’s tuition summit sidesteps a genera ...

natural disasters
Natural Disasters
May 21, 2013, 1 Comment

2011: A year of climate disasters (Spiegel) Natural Disasters Related articles, background features and opinions Extraor ...