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CARNEY-TRUMP – What happened in the high-stakes Oval Office summit

May 7, 2025 // 2 Comments

By STEWART PREST University of British Columbia IN A DAY of congenial menace at the White House, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney picked his spots carefully. He got his [Continue]

UKRAINE WAR – What’s so special about those minerals? A geologist explains

March 11, 2025 // 3 Comments

By MUNIRA RAJI University of Plymouth UKRAINE’S MINERALS have become central to global geopolitics, with the U.S. president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with [Continue]

GAZA – Trump’s threat shows Middle East is both safer and more turbulent

February 7, 2025 // 1 Comment

By KEVIN BUDNING Carlton University UNITED STATES President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. will take over war-torn Gaza and create a “Riviera of the Middle [Continue]

POLITICS – How Justin Trudeau’s focus on social policy will be his legacy

January 6, 2025 // 3 Comments

By THOMAS KLASSEN, York University, Canada JUSTIN TRUDEAU has resigned after more than nine years as Canada’s 23rd prime minister. Parliament will be prorogued and will [Continue]

POLITICS – How will fall of al-Assad’s Syrian regime change the Middle East?

December 9, 2024 // 2 Comments

By ALI MAMOURI Deakin University THE SWIFT AND UNEXPECTED fall of the Syrian capital, Damascus, to Sunni opposition forces marks a pivotal moment in the modern history of the [Continue]

POLITICS – Harris picks running mate in long, hot summer of U.S. politics

August 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

By IAN ROCKSBOROUGH-SMITH University of the Fraser Valley UNITED STATES Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate amid a tumultuous [Continue]