Wednesday-Night
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All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson
Oceans and seas 2020-2023
Seven Seas International Seabed Authority (ISA) Murky waters Deep-sea miners say they offer a clean, ethical way to harv ...
Russia September 2022- December 2023
The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments “I am your new Santa ...
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 ...
Quebec post 2022 elections – December 2023
Anglo and exhausted; it’s been a tough 2023 Stephen Cohen teaches physics at Vanier College and is the author of G ...
Middle East & Arab World Lebanon August 2021-December 2023
21 December World Bank projects that Israel-Hamas war could push Lebanon back into recession (AP) — The ripple effects ...
SCOTUS & the US courts June 2022-December 2023
How to Fix the Supreme Court Lawfare See also: SCOTUS and the US courts SCOTUS, Trump & the US courts 21 December Tr ...
Wednesday Night #2179
At last, something to celebrate – no, not world peace, but the days are about to get longer! On the eve of the win ...
Multilateralism 2023
Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) The IMF Needs to Lead on Climate Finance Laurence Tubia ...
COP28 UAE Climate Change Conference
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) KPMG’s 2023 Net Zero Readiness Report 13-14 December Fa ...
Wednesday Night #2178
COP28 has ended – a day late – with a legally non-binding Agreement that tepidly endorses a transition away ...
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North Korea/South Korea June 2023-
April 18, 2025, No Comments -
The Papacy 2024-
April 18, 2025, No Comments -
Democrats/progressives – November 2024
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Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine September 2024-
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U.S. Education May 2024-
April 17, 2025, No Comments
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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…