Today we consider a new briefing on keeping the door open to diplomacy in Ukraine, the implications of Canada’s China policy for the pivotal Montreal Summit on Biodiversity and the definitional challenge for assault-style rifles in Bill C-21.
An introduction to Canada’s new Indo-Pacific policy, some chillingly frank discussions by American officials on how the US is benefitting from the Ukraine war, and a look at Qatari efforts to promote women’s football at the World Cup are some of today’s blog highlights.
Today we look at the massive strides that tiny, Conservative Muslim-majority Qatar has made in preparation for its hosting of the FIFA World Cup. And much more!
Today we consider why ending the war in Ukraine is becoming more urgent and more difficult to achieve. We examine steps Canada must now take following Israel’s far-right election result and we highlight some good news on international efforts to curtail the harm to civilians from explosive weapons.
Today we examine how the Ukraine war is exacerbating nuclear risks on the Korean peninsula and beyond, consider the implications of Russia’s retreat from Kherson and renewed concerns about America’s approach to negotiations and more.
Today we examine how a very bad idea by Deputy Minister Freeland can be reoriented away from exacerbating global tensions and weakening the UN toward creative diplomatic collaborations with the opposite effect.
