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U.S. Government & governance: Shutdown 2025

13 November The unprecedented government shutdown will weigh on a US economy already under stress (AP) — The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already […]

UN, Reform & multilateralism September 2024-

UN High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence UNGA Resolution 377 Multilateralism needs an overhaul. – Here’s where to start Multilateralism Can a UN-Backed International Security Force Rescue the Gaza Ceasefire? and a new push to revise […]

U.S. Government & governance 3 July 2025-

No Kings Unveils a Big New Trump Protest, and the Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher A movement leader tells Rolling Stone about the No Kings 2 demonstrations on Oct. 18, and how they can curb Trump’s overreach […]

U.S. – Russia relations April 2024 -14 August 2025

Heather Cox Richardson August 8, 2025 (Friday) (Letters from an American) During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed he could stop Russia’s war on Ukraine with a single phone call. Instead, Matt Murphy and Ned […]

Multilateralism January 2024 – May 2025

G7 Canada 2025 International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, 24 April What is multilateralism? Multilateralism is often defined in opposition to bilateralism and unilateralism. Strictly speaking, it indicates a form of cooperation between at […]

Diana Thebaud Nicholson on Water bombers and wildfiresJuly 6, 2025
Johannah Bernstein post: "eternally proud of my father’s extraordinary aeronautical engineering. legacy. here is a photo of the Canadair Water…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on Richard Shaw Minturn RIPFebruary 12, 2025
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on Herbert Bercovitz OWN R.I.P.December 5, 2024
This is such sad news, Diana. He was a presence of calm and reason in our discussions which were sometimes…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on UN, Reform & multilateralism September 2024-September 10, 2024
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on André-Eugène Audet 1939 – 2024 RIPJuly 25, 2024
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…

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