Wednesday-Night
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All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson
Ukraine June 2023- January 2024
Ukraine February – October 2022 Babel President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Official website Map Explainer: Key Facts Abou ...
Israel, Palestine/Gaza/Hamas 22 November 2023-30 January 2024
Israel, Palestine/Gaza/Hamas October-21 November 2023 Why The Middle East Won’t Accept Palestinian Refugees War in Isr ...
U.S. Government & governance January 2023- February 2024
29 January President Biden has said he’d shut the US-Mexico border if given the ability. What does that mean? (AP) — ...
Ed Broadbent 1936-2024 R.I.P.
28 January State Funeral of the Honourable Ed Broadbent Funérailles d’État de l’honorable Ed Broadbent Rem ...
Wednesday Night #2184
Legendary Canadian director Norman Jewison dead at 97. John Lownsbrough‘s tribute: He enjoyed a remarkable career, ...
Wednesday Night #2183
Ed Broadbent 1936-2024 R.I.P. The Broadbent Institute announced his death in a statement on January 11th. “Our country ...
Wednesday Night #2182
More entries to continue the Janus theme Eurasia Group’s Top Global Risks 2024 Here are brief summaries of the 10 most ...
Wednesday Night #2181
Janus Night, The first Wednesday of 2024. We look back -with no affection- on 2023 and forward -with faint hope- to 2024 ...
China – Hong Kong October 2020 – December 2023
29-30 December As Hong Kong enters a new year, the challenges ahead are sobering The city will need to draw on its famou ...
Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine 21 March- December 2023
Four maps that explain the Russia-Ukraine conflict Institute for the Study of War (ISW) More on Putin’s War 29 Dec ...
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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…