All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Singapore October 2023-
January 30, 2026, Comments Off on Singapore October 2023-

1880 is born out of an idea that is as simple as it is grand: that conversations can and will make the world a better pl ...

Wednesday Night #2289
January 28, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2289

Thanks to Jan Davis for forwarding A Speech for the History Books – A memorable discourse on America’s place ...

U.S. Immigration, Citizenship & National Security March 2025-January 2026
January 28, 2026, Comments Off on U.S. Immigration, Citizenship & National Security March 2025-January 2026

PROTECTING THE UNITED STATES FROM FOREIGN TERRORISTS AND OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS Who is on the ...

UN, Reform & multilateralism September 2024-
January 25, 2026, 1 Comment

UN High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence UNGA Resolution 377 Multilateralism needs an overhaul. – He ...

Roger de C. Nantel, LVO, CD R.I.P.
January 23, 2026, Comments Off on Roger de C. Nantel, LVO, CD R.I.P.

Roger de C. Nantel, LVO, CD passed away peacefully, on January 22, 2026, at the age of 94. Born July 19, 1931, in Outrem ...

Wednesday Night # 2288
January 21, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night # 2288

Global economy It’s Davos week ‘The old order is not coming back,’ Carney says in provocative speech at Davos ...

Antal (Tony) Deutsch R.I.P.
January 15, 2026, Comments Off on Antal (Tony) Deutsch R.I.P.

On 1 December, Julia Deutsch wrote: Dear Friends, We write to you with sad news. On November 28, 2025, Tony passed away ...

Wednesday Night #2287
January 14, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2287

If you live anywhere beyond Quebec’s borders, you may rightly be worried principally about IVG – Iran, Venez ...

Wednesday Nights #2284-2286
January 7, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Nights #2284-2286

Just before Christmas we became aware of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music Gospel Choir and its Harmony in We S ...

Government & Governance – Ideology, Autocracy & Democracy May 2024-
January 7, 2026, Comments Off on Government & Governance – Ideology, Autocracy & Democracy May 2024-

Governance and good governance Council of Europe Centre of Expertise for Good Governance The Mounting Damage of Flawed E ...