More money for guns, for butter … not so much
Canada has been accused by its allies of being a slacker when it comes to... The post More money for guns, for butter … not so much first appeared on…
foreign affairs
We shouldn’t forget our American history
From the 17th to the 20th centuries was an imperial age for leading European countries.... The post We shouldn’t forget our American history first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Charlie Angus discusses how the second Trump administration has been systematically dismantling both internal democracy and international alliances in order to tighten the executive's…
About this 51st state thing
President-elect Donald Trump’s comment about making Canada the 51st state apparently has his supporters in... The post About this 51st state thing first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Canada inches toward justice for the Palestinians
Canada’s attitude toward the Palestinian people could be described as hypocritical. We have consistently claimed... The post Canada inches toward justice for the Palestinians first appeared on Views from the…
About Samidoun and the terrorist list
Until a few days ago I had never heard of the organization Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner... The post About Samidoun and the terrorist list first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
The Spat With India
So, India is expanding its temper tantrum over Canada expressing concerns over the suspected role of the Modi government in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. To a certain extent,…
China’s spending money to undermine Canadian democracy? If they’ll just leave us alone, we’ll take care of it ourselves!
If the People’s Republic of China is trying as hard as the Conservative Party of Canada insists it is to undermine Canadian democracy, it’s hard to understand why they’re bothering.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Paul Taylor comments on the rifts in our social fabric which are being highlighted by COVID-19. And Graham Riches argues that the food…
The Arc of History – Podcast
All of us can wield a power that those who would divide us will never know: an ability to make common cause out of our common humanity and our common…
Do we need a Canadian version of the Logan Act to put a stop to dangerous freelance diplomacy?
Most observers of Canada-U.S. politics and the two countries’ unexpectedly fraught trade relationship would agree former prime minister Stephen Harper’s no-longer-secret visit to the White House on Tuesday is unlikely…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Saqib Bhatti and Stephen Lerner point out that the struggle for power between labour and capital is far from over, and that the…
Huffington Post: An Open Letter from the World’s MPs to David Cameron
The Panama Papers starkly revealed that Britain's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies have become the venues of choice for the anonymous corporations that facilitate tax evasion, organised crime, and terrorist…
An Open Letter from the World’s MPs to David Cameron
The Panama Papers starkly revealed that Britain's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies have become the venues of choice for the anonymous corporations that facilitate tax evasion, organised crime, and terrorist…
On Syria and Western Involvement
In response to the following editorial on the mess that is Syria: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/by-giving-up-on-syria-us-hands-kingmaker-role-to-putin/article28747502/ I wrote the following: I will politely disagree with a couple of points at the end: the…
On Syria and Western Involvement
In response to the following editorial on the mess that is Syria: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/by-giving-up-on-syria-us-hands-kingmaker-role-to-putin/article28747502/I wrote the following:I will politely disagree with a couple of points at the end: the U.S. is…
On Syria and Western Involvement
In response to the following editorial on the mess that is Syria: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/by-giving-up-on-syria-us-hands-kingmaker-role-to-putin/article28747502/I wrote the following:I will politely disagree with a couple of points at th...
National Post: NATO and the Judgement of Paris
The lessons of Afghanistan were purchased at a bitter cost: the war claimed more lives, more years, and more money than any other campaign in NATO's history. Unless the alliance…
Fellowship of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
My high school geography teachers would be baffled, but I am deeply honoured to have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. The Fellowship includes many of…
Addressing the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Being at the table during deliberations on war, peace, and the fate of nations was an extraordinary experience. I remember seeing the Berlin Wall fall, and hoping that the age…