Opinion: A former diplomat on how both Trump and Trudeau are espousing weak foreign policy—and how that might be a bigger problem for Canada
Tag Archives: UN security council
Canada will vote no
John Baird is in New York today to vote against a resolution that would recognize Palestine as a non-voting observer state at the United Nations. The Prime Minister referred to the resolution as a “shortcut” yesterday and has reportedly pressured Mahmoud Abbas to drop the bid. Campbell Clark now considers what Canada might do in response to the resolution passing.
Israel and Iran: War now? Or war later?
For Benjamin Netanyahu, the question is not if, but when to bomb Iran
Why today’s Iran nuclear talks in Baghdad come with a lot of baggage
And why Washington and Tehran must learn to trust each other nonetheless
This week: Good news, bad news
The military council provisionally ruling Egypt has scheduled a referendum on constitutional reforms, while forces controlled by Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi gained ground in the country’s civil war
Dilma Rousseff: Her own woman
Will Brazil’s first female president bring change, or is she just ‘Lula in a skirt’?
Poor Pakistan
Obama’s recent trip snubbed Islamabad, and underscored how important relations with Delhi now are
Searching for the Liberal Party. Day 3.
AARON WHERRY reports from Canada 150: today the party tackles the world
Unbelievable
Six years later, Mulroney has yet to give us a convincing account of his deal with Schreiber. Can we really leave it at that?
The United Nations: beacon of hope, or cesspool on the East River?
Must-reads: John Ibbitson on the boomers’ lament; Rosie DiManno on Afghanistan’s disabled; Colby Cosh on “food miles”; Janet Bagnall on Plan B; Thomas Walkom on Ontario’s industrial future.