The surprise – at least to some – victory by Republican candidate Donald Trump over his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton in Wednesday’s U.S. presidential election has already led to speculation over what a Trump administration…
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More than 160 Canadians lost their lives, more than 1,000 were wounded, and the government spent over $20 billion during Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. Stephen M. Saideman, a scholar and the Paterson Chair in International…
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An interview with Jooneed J. Khan Jooneed J. Khan is a journalist, writer and human rights activist. Born in Mauritius, he was for 35 years a reporter and analyst on international affairs for the Montréal…
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Canada needs to know it limits before its next intervention abroad, be it military or humanitarian. And be humble about it. This is the message foreign policy experts apparently want to convey to prime minister-designate…
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A little moral outrage is a dangerous thing. So learned a certain dentist from Minnesota with a penchant for trophy hunting this week when he faced the wrath of the Internet hive mind for killing a now…
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This is an open letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel from Yaroslav Baran of Euromaidan Ottawa and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on the occasion of Merkel’s current visit to Ottawa to discuss the Ukraine crisis…
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gave a historic speech to a joint session of the Canadian Parliament yesterday (Sept. 17, 2014). New Canadian Media is reproducing the main elements of his speech, especially sections that are…
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On March 16, Crimea will hold a referendum on joining the Russian Federation. The referendum seeks to legitimize Russia’s current occupation. If the referendum in Crimea is free and fair, as verified by international election…
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I had thought the fever in Ukraine had spiked at last — but it rages on. The Crimean Parliament’s Thursday vote for a referendum by March 16 on joining Russia and the Ukrainian Rada’s vote…
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