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Government & Governance – Ideology, Autocracy & Democracy May 2024-

Governance and good governance Council of Europe Centre of Expertise for Good Governance The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict International IDEA Difference between Tyranny and Dictatorship Autocracy in America There are authoritarian tactics […]

The UN Decade on Biodiversity and beyond 2019-

UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) IPBES Global Assessment Preview African elephants are migrating to safety —and telling each other how to get there What is biodiversity and why does it matter to us? Damian Carrington, […]

UN, Reform & multilateralism September 2024-

UN High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence UNGA Resolution 377 Multilateralism needs an overhaul. – Here’s where to start Multilateralism The Promise and Potential of the UN’s Summit of the Future Negotiations have begun in earnest […]

Israel, Palestine/Gaza/Hamas February 2024 – 10 April 2024

7 February Israel’s Self-Destruction – Netanyahu, the Palestinians, and the Price of Neglect By Aluf Benn, Editor in Chief of Haaretz (Foreign Affairs) October 7 was the worst calamity in Israel’s history. It is a national […]

China geopolitical strategy August 2022-December 2023

More on China Belt and Road Initiative: Relevance beyond the Xi Jinping regime? What Is the ‘Quad’ and Should China Fear It? 24 December China’s inaction over Red Sea shipping attacks could exact a high price […]

Diana Thebaud Nicholson on UN, Reform & multilateralism September 2024-September 10, 2024
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on André-Eugène Audet 1939 – 2024 RIPJuly 25, 2024
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…
Alireza Najafi-Yazdi on Wednesday Night #2210July 21, 2024
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on Campus demonstrations 2024May 4, 2024
Police treatment of a Dartmouth professor stirs anger and debate A retired Dartmouth Dean and good friend who lives in…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on Wednesday Night #2198May 1, 2024
Christopher Goodfellow Hard to believe a lifetime has passed and Montreal the once great world city, gateway to North America,…

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