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Iran April 2023-February 2024
Iran on Diana’s Wednesday Reading Khamenei: The World View of Iran’s Most Powerful Leader (2009) Institute f ...
Ukraine June 2023- January 2024
Ukraine February – October 2022 Babel President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Official website Map Explainer: Key Facts Abou ...
Israel, Palestine/Gaza/Hamas 22 November 2023-30 January 2024
Israel, Palestine/Gaza/Hamas October-21 November 2023 Why The Middle East Won’t Accept Palestinian Refugees War in Isr ...
China – Hong Kong October 2020 – December 2023
29-30 December As Hong Kong enters a new year, the challenges ahead are sobering The city will need to draw on its famou ...
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 ...
Europe & EU February-December 2023
Europe & EU September 2022-January 2023 Official website of the European Union The European Council on Foreign Relat ...
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 ...
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 ...
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News and Social Media matters 15 November 2024-
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U.S. Education May 2024-
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U.S.-China relations January 2025-
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Trump Tariffs & Trade 2024-2025
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Democrats/progressives – November 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…