All posts in Geopolitics

The world & the financial crisis
November 30, 2008, 1 Comment

We were glad to be reminded of this wonderful Long Johns clip  about how it all began – laughter truly is the bes ...

Global Trends
November 21, 2008, Comments Off on Global Trends

(Foreign Policy Morning Brief) U.S. power and influence is waning, according to a new report by the U.S. intelligence co ...

Wednesday Night #1394
November 19, 2008, 1 Comment

Overcoming the small annoyance for some of us (Westmount-Ville-Marie residents) of being in our fourth month of election ...

Obama's Challenge — Stratfor
November 10, 2008, Comments Off on Obama's Challenge — Stratfor

We find this article to be an excellent summary of  the complex problems that the President-elect will face and therefo ...

Iran
October 27, 2008, Comments Off on Iran

Officials Counter Ahmadinejad Health Rumors (NYT) The talk about his health comes at a time of increased pressure on Mr. ...

Paul Krugman wins Nobel Prize for economics
October 14, 2008, 1 Comment

An interesting morning The good Krugman Bill Watson in the National Post Despite his political views, free-market econom ...

Canada and U.S. 2008 elections
September 21, 2008, Comments Off on Canada and U.S. 2008 elections

Curious Coincidence David Jones writes in American Diplomacy A Summing Up Our parallel elections offer a Comparative Gov ...

The Running Mate Is Fear , David T. Jones
September 9, 2008, Comments Off on The Running Mate Is Fear , David T. Jones

Article published in The MetropolitaIn of Sep. 4 Earlier in the campaign season, once Democrats and Republicans identifi ...

Wednesday Night #1383
September 3, 2008, 1 Comment

Not to be missed: Beryl Wajsman’s account of the Peel Street flood and the decision-making process involved in mak ...

Russia & Georgia – another viewpoint
September 2, 2008, 1 Comment

This fascinating counter view of the respective roles of the belligerents and those of the U.S. and the U.K. is a must-r ...