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Canada: foreign interference 2023-
Canada – China 2022/3 The difference between foreign-interference ‘hearings’ and a public inquiry 31 March ...
Education April 2024-
Opinion: Now’s our chance to recruit top researchers from the U.S. Kim Brooks, President and vice-chancellor of Dalhou ...
The Biden presidency Chapter III – Postscript
Biden world braces for book storm By Adam Wren (Politico Playbook) The former president’s extended orbit is bracing fo ...
Canada Federal Liberals 17 April 2024 -13 March 2025
Québec Bill 96/Canada C-13 12-13 March Mark Carney’s new cabinet will shuffle environment minister, remove immigratio ...
Americas/Western Hemisphere February 2023-
OAS 10 March Suriname’s Albert Ramdin elected OAS’s first Caribbean secretary general Suriname’s Ramdi ...
Africa: Conflict and governance – Somalia
Black Hawk Down: The Somali battle that changed US policy in Africa 9-11 February 2025 Islamic State attacks military ba ...
Donald Trump Is a Weak President Who Acts Strong
Donald Trump Is a Weak President Who Acts Strong By Ross Barkan, a political columnist for Intelligencer (New York) It c ...
President-elect Donald Trump 2.0 November 2024-
Donald Trump May-October 2024 …Trump’s strongest supporters belong to ‘Cult 45’ Welcome to the Project 2025 ...
President Jimmy Carter (1924-2024)
29 December Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100 Rising from Georgia farmland to the White Ho ...
Elon Musk, Trump and MAGA October 2023-Jan 2025
Elon Musk Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX Some executives and board members fear ...
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Trump 2.0 April 27 2025-
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Iran-Israel
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Airlines & Aviation 2020-
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Oceans and seas 2024-
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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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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
January 15, 2020, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1974
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.…
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…