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Vladimir Putin & Russia August 2023-July 2024
Putin’s legal troubles A quick survey of recent and drastic problems Putin’s Failures to Deliver On each of ...
U.S. – Russia relations August 2021- April 2024
17 April Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S. (WaPo) Russia’s Foreign Ministry has b ...
Russia January 2024-
How Russia’s Economy Is Surviving Putin’s War Despite a decade of sanctions for fueling a separatist rebellion in ea ...
Ukraine June 2023- January 2024
Ukraine February – October 2022 Babel President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Official website Map Explainer: Key Facts Abou ...
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 ...
Russia September 2022- December 2023
The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments “I am your new Santa ...
Europe & EU Caucasus 2011- 2023
13 December Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange prisoners in step towards normalisation Azerbaijan releases 32 Armenians, mo ...
Vladimir Putin & Russia January-August 2023-
Vladimir Putin & Russia 2021-April 2022 The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) 24 August New proverb. Keep y ...
China-Russia relations January 2022-June 2023
Stimson Center Peter Zeihan: How China and Russia Will Go Down Is Russia Losing Its Grip on Central Asia? What China’s ...
Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine 21 October 2022 – 14 March 2023
Four maps that explain the Russia-Ukraine conflict Institute for the Study of War (ISW) More on Putin’s War Putin ...
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Trump Tariffs & Trade October 2025
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U.S. Government & governance: Shutdown 2025
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The Republicans/MAGA 2025
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Wednesday Night #2278
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Europe & EU August 12 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…