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All posts tagged Hong Kong
Wednesday Night #1954
The world – and host country France – appear to have survived the 2019 G7 Summit relatively unscathed. Both ...
Wednesday Night #1953
August 23, 2019 marks the 80th anniversary of the infamous Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, officially known as the Treaty of ...
Wednesday Night #1952
It is a delight to welcome Tyler Meredith this Wednesday after a long absence. We have not seen Tyler since he left IR ...
Wednesday Night #1951
Arguably summer’s excessive heat contributes to general irritability, irrational behavior, and, sadly, in some cases c ...
Wednesday Night #1950
One of the last of the Expo leadership team, Yves Jasmin, for whom I worked in my first years at Expo and who post-Expo ...
Wednesday Night #1946
On the eve of the Glorious Fourth, there is not much to celebrate. Least of all, Trump’s ludicrous hijacking of th ...
China – Hong Kong 2012 – June 2019
Hong Kong extradition law 24 June ‘We will not allow the G20 to discuss the Hong Kong issue,’ says Beijing China sai ...
E is for Espionage and Edward Snowden
Dr. Charles Cogan: Coming on a Year After the Snowden Revelations, the Germans Are Still Less Than Satisfied with the U. ...
China & human rights
Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China ; Human Rights Watch ; Amnesty International Kilgour and ...
Wednesday Night #800 Hong Kong handover
2 July 1997 On July 1, 1997, over a hundred and fifty years of British rule ended in Hong Kong as it returned to China. ...
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India/Pakistan/Kashmir 2019-
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U.S.-China relations May 2025-
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The Papacy 2024-
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China-Russia relations July 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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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
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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…