All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Europe & EU October 2026-
November 13, 2026, No Comments

EU-Canada summit, 29-30 October 2026 24 October Canada’s potential EU ‘associate membership’ needs to be defined & ...

Democrats/progressives – September 2026
November 13, 2026, No Comments

6 November He’s the Most Powerful Democrat in Washington. Is He Up to the Job? (NYT) …Representative Hakeem Jeff ...

AI, Chatbots, Society & Technology November 2026 –
November 12, 2026, No Comments

Huang’s Resignation From Nvidia Reverberates Through A.I. Industry (NYT) Mr. Huang, the co-founder and chief executive ...

Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine July 2026-
November 12, 2026, No Comments

21 October (Foreign Policy) U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called energy cease-fire hasn’t stopped Russia from bom ...

Quebec October 2026 –
November 12, 2026, No Comments

2026 Quebec provincial election results Parti Québécois 59 seats Quebec Liberal Party 40 seats Conservative Party of Q ...

Wednesday Night #2330
November 11, 2026, No Comments

November 11 Remembrance Day. First thoughts are of World War I whose hostilities ended officially at 11:00 a.m. on Novem ...

U.S. Government & Governance 2026 Midterms random notes
November 11, 2026, No Comments

A historic blue wave, a stunning rejection of Trump and other takeaways from the midterms (CNN) A historic Democratic wa ...

Israel, Palestine, Gaza December 2025-
November 11, 2026, No Comments

The 1997 Hebron Agreement (officially the Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron) was an Israeli-Palestinian acc ...

Africa: Conflict and governance April 2024-
November 11, 2026, No Comments

Why This is a Key Year for Democracy in Africa 19 elections are scheduled. Not all will be free or fair. (Global Dispatc ...

Middle East & Arab World / US-Iran August 2026-
November 11, 2026, No Comments

Middle East & Arab World / US-Iran May – 27 July 2026 Trump’s Destruction of Iranian Life Is Strengthening the R ...