Warfare ruins the environment – and not just on the front lines
Dec 06, 2023 11:03 am UTC| Insights & Views
On the morning of December 6 1917, a French cargo ship called SS Mont-Blanc collided with a Norwegian vessel in the harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. The SS Mont-Blanc, which was laden with 3,000 tons of high...
Seizing Russian state assets to rebuild Ukraine: Will it prolong the war, or end it?
Dec 06, 2023 07:46 am UTC| Insights & Views
International momentum is growing to seize Russian state assets, including central bank reserves, to pay for rebuilding a post-war Ukraine instead of expecting western taxpayers to foot the bill. Canada has moved beyond...
Israel's ground offensive in Gaza City is ignoring the past lessons of urban warfare
Nov 29, 2023 06:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
Mediators are seeking to extend the truce between Israel and Hamas beyond Wednesday amid the exchange of hostages for prisoners. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to resume the war with full force...
Ukraine recap: naval success raises hopes of advantage against Russia this winter
Nov 25, 2023 07:35 am UTC| Insights & Views
War in wintertime is especially challenging militarily. Troops have to deal with the risk of frostbite while vehicles cant always move over muddy or frozen terrain. Its no wonder then that wars tend to move much more...
Alleged assassination plot against Sikh separatist could hamper India-U.S. relations
Nov 25, 2023 07:34 am UTC| Insights & Views
The United States government recently stated it had thwarted a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in the U.S. and issued a warning to the Indian government. According to media reports, U.S. authorities say they...
What Joe Biden's meeting with Xi Jinping means for geopolitical tensions
Nov 19, 2023 06:03 am UTC| Politics
U.S. President Joe Biden has engaged in a crucial face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco. This high-stakes diplomatic encounter was...
What Xi got out of his meeting with Biden
Nov 19, 2023 05:44 am UTC| Politics
Chinas leader Xi Jinping flew into San Francisco to meet US president Joe Biden on November 15 for his first visit to the US since 2017. The meeting, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) conference, was...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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