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All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson
U.S. Government & governance February 2024-January 2025
Eugene Robinson: Why we should remember Jan. 6, 2025 Trump’s election certification features no riots, but scars linge ...
Wednesday Night #2233
New year celebrations around the world – in spectacular pictures Revelers across the globe welcome the arrival of 2025 ...
U.S.-China relations November 2023-December 2024
Could the United States and China really go to war? Who would win? Michael E. O’Hanlon (Brookings) Here’s something ...
Canada: government & governance November 2023-December 2024
New Canadian laws and rules coming in 2024, and how they’ll affect you A new year often brings new federal regulations ...
2024 U.S. campaign & election results & aftermath
2024 U.S. election campaign 20 June-31 October Red states and blue states Starting with the 2000 United States president ...
Wednesday (Thursday) Night #2232
In view of the unusual coincidence of Hanukkah and Christmas this Wednesday, 25 December, it was decided by democratic v ...
Wednesday Night #2231
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death on Tuesday of Anthony (Tony) Shine, who, with his wife Ruth Walzer Shine we ...
Anthony Shine (Tony) R.I.P.
Anthony Shine (Tony) December 18, 1930 – December 17, 2024 Anthony (Tony) Julian Shine passed away on Dec. 17, 202 ...
Syria 2019 – 15 December 2024
Syria 2017 – 2018 Trump administration U.S. – Russia relations ISIS/ISIL/DAESH 2019 15 December Foreign powers jocke ...
Wednesday Night #2230
A week ago, no-one was predicting the incredibly swift collapse of Syria‘s Assad regime. Anne Applebaum appropriat ...
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The Republicans/MAGA 2025
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Trump Tariffs & Trade October 2025
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E is for espionage /5
November 14, 2025, No Comments -
Israel, Palestine, Gaza, West Bank 21 September 2025-
November 14, 2025, No Comments -
COP30 Belém Climate Change Conference
November 14, 2025, No Comments
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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…