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By Frank Ledwidge

Ukraine War Now Longer Than First World War – The Similarities are Unsettling

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Prime Minister Mark Carney in a dark suit and blue tie, photographed in front of industrial pipefitting equipment at a Calgary union training facility.

Between Communities: Canada in an Uncertain Geopolitical Order

Protestors at the Russian Pavilion during 2026 Venice Biennale opening day, May 6, 2026.

Culture, Sport and Religion: The Russian Whitewashing Tactics

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Are Chips the Past, and Will Algorithms Shape the Next World Order?

Crowd taking photos of Donald Trump on their phones at CPAC 2025. Photo source: Xuthoria / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

State Sovereignty: A Shield, a Tool, or an Obstacle?

The Liberian-flagged oil tanker MV Sirius Star is at anchor off the coast of Somalia in 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class William S. Stevens

Somali Piracy is Back – Fuelled by Political Turmoil, Aid Cuts and the Iran War

Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro Project. Photo source: Wilfredor / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.

Cooling Poverty is Making Extreme Heat More Dangerous for Millions

Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for a bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit. Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

Why the Iran War is Breaking the US-European Strategic Alliance

António Costa, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ursula von der Leyen at a Special meeting of the European Council, 2025. Photo source: Dati Bendo / © European Union, 2026 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

EU Enlargement is Often Deeply Political – as Ukraine and Montenegro Show