What the world needs now is … détente
RANDOLPH MANK: In an increasingly dangerous world, we desperately need a new era of détente
Category: Putin’s War
Ukrainian plea for aid echoes in the heart of Stampede country
BILL WHITELAW: White hats and war zones: Ukraine pleads for aid amidst Calgary Stampede celebrations
Are cluster bombs in Ukraine a necessary evil or a step too far?
SIMON BENNETT: Biden’s decision to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs doesn’t bode well for Ukraine’s 2023 campaign
There are no winners in war or in excessive military spending
GERRY CHIDIAC: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was right when he warned of the dangers of the military-industrial complex and excessive military spending
Prigozhin’s march on Moscow: The perils of ignoring the lessons of the past
SIMON BENNETT: A striking parallel can be drawn between the Prigozhin rebellion and Caesar’s historic crossing of the Rubicon
Ukraine needs Apache gunships, not a premature call for reconstruction
SIMON BENNETT: Why pledges from the Ukraine Recovery Conference may not suffice and how failure to supply Ukraine may prolong the war and raise the risk of tactical nukes
Geopolitical catastrophes in the making
RANDOLPH MANK: How bad choices are leading to self-harm in the global arena
Western geopolitical failures led directly to Putin’s War
SIMON BENNETT: Evaluating how policies will be read by third parties will lead to fewer geopolitical failures
Religious Sisters labour to comfort those displaced by war in Ukraine
SUSAN KORAH: Religious Sisters of various congregations are active in humanitarian work in their monasteries and beyond
We are in the foothills of a Third World War
SIMON BENNETT: If history tells us anything, it is that regional conflicts spread
Russian oil price cap not as effective as hoped
RASHID HUSAIN SYED: In the weeks following the cap, Russia sold its crude oil for about US$74 per barrel on average
Russia vs Ukraine: Is diplomacy dead?
RANDOLPH MANK: Some say that diplomacy is dead. Far from it. But the diplomacy of peace is in need of emergency resuscitation
How the Russia-Ukraine War could escalate into a nuclear confrontation
SIMON BENNETT: Despite its recent minor successes in eastern Ukraine, the war is not going Russia’s way
Western sanctions on Russian oil beginning to bite
RASHID HUSAIN SYED: But in the short term, Moscow may be able to ride off the challenge
Putin’s War has dramatically changed the political landscape
SIMON BENNETT: The world can no longer afford to swim with the green tide
Roadblocks persist to capping Russian crude exports
RASHID HUSAIN SYED: The EU is split on the price to charge for Russian seaborne crude exports
Russian false flag operations: Telling truth from lies
SIMON BENNETT: History is replete with false flag operations
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