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All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson
Wednesday Night #2265
For a quick round-up of recent US national news, we highly recommend: Heather Cox Richardson’s August 12 Letter le ...
Middle East & Arab World Lebanon/Hezbollah/Israel November 2024-
13 August Lebanon takes a first step toward reclaiming its sovereignty by Edward Gabriel, opinion contributor (The Hill) ...
Alex K. Paterson R.I.P.
Alexander Paterson March 7, 1932 – August 6, 2025 Alexander Paterson Obituary It is with deep sadness that we anno ...
Canada Media Matters and Bill C-18 Sept. 2023-
MediaPolicy.ca A Blog About Policy Issues in Canadian Media 12 August “The most dangerous (or not) Internet bill you n ...
Europe & EU March – August 2025
Europe & EU 17 July 2025 European Democracy Needs Its Middle Class Back Bertrand Badré and Eric Hazan The middle cl ...
Trump Tariffs & Trade 15 April-10 August 2025-
Trump Tariffs & Trade 2024- 14 April 2025 19 April A group of top economists is circulating a letter that says Trump ...
Africa: Conflict and governance Sudan/South Sudan 2022-August 2025
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Darfur Genocide Watch Second Sudanese Civil War 1983-2005 Nesrine Malik: ...
Wednesday Night #2264
A poignant anniversary C. Uday Bhaskar reviews the history and the growing threats to the maintenance of the nuclear tab ...
India June 2024-
5-6 August Why is India rebuffing Trump over Russian oil? (GZERO media) The spat began last week when Trump, desperately ...
Iran April 2025-
Iran February 2024-April 2025 4 August Can Iran save its rial? Curious news has just emerged out of Tehran: the countryâ ...
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Trump Tariffs & Trade October 2025
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E is for espionage /5
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Israel, Palestine, Gaza, West Bank 21 September 2025-
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COP30 Belém Climate Change Conference
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Canada economy 8 September 2025-
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Middle East & Arab World: Saudi Arabia August 2023-
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Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
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Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
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UN, Reform & multilateralism September 2024-
October 22, 2025, 1 Comment
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…
This is such sad news, Diana. He was a presence of calm and reason in our discussions which were sometimes…
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…
Johannah Bernstein post: "eternally proud of my father’s extraordinary aeronautical engineering. legacy. here is a photo of the Canadair Water…