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The conflict in Iran is a war without interests

The conflict in Iran is a war without interests

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Which regime? What change? Iran’s complexity means there are no magic bullets

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A Tucker Carlson interview displays the mirrored myths of nonexistence that poison the Middle East

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26.02.2026 30

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By calling Trumpist ideas ‘Western values,’ we’re handing dictators a gift

19.02.2026 10

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The real cause of Keir Starmer’s fall: The myth of easy fixes

13.02.2026 10

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Carney’s choice: Ice out illegal migrants, or treat them like the assets they are

06.02.2026 8

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Europe on the decline? Quite the opposite

A man looks at the city skyline from the observation deck of the Varso Tower, one of Europe's tallest skyscrapers, in Warsaw in October, 2025. SERGEI...

31.01.2026 10

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In Canada’s threatening new neighbourhood, the nuclear option remains no option at all

23.01.2026 10

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In Iran’s inside-out revolution, reaction precedes change

16.01.2026 10

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Change – but not regime change – comes to Venezuela

05.01.2026 10

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Dear Gen Z: You’re not watching the world end – you’re about to build a new one

26.12.2025 20

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A better way to manage the border after the collapse of the Safe Third Country Agreement

12.12.2025 5

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There may be a peace deal for Ukraine. We should act as if there isn’t

05.12.2025 9

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Spain has become an economic leader by using Ottawa’s toolkit the right way

27.11.2025 20

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Only the UAE can end the atrocities in Sudan – and the least Carney can do is demand it

21.11.2025 10

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Venezuelans need regime change. But Trump’s help will only harm

13.11.2025 10

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Carney’s confusing budget exemplifies the politics of quadrangulation

07.11.2025 10

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Carney wants a China ‘reset.’ May he avoid the mistakes of the previous four

30.10.2025 10

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In preparing for the end of NATO, Canada falls behind Europe

23.10.2025 10

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For those caught in the middle, the path to Middle East peace is a long one

16.10.2025 7

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Carney’s better off without a big Trump trade deal. Just ask the Europeans

08.10.2025 10

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United States may split into warring federal entities. Let’s side with the better one

03.10.2025 10

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Trump’s General Assembly speech endorsed the very things the UN was created to oppose

25.09.2025 30

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Antifa hasn’t existed since 1933. That makes Trump’s attack on it even more menacing

19.09.2025 10

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Qatar’s lesson: You don’t eliminate an enemy by bombing their path to retreat

11.09.2025 10

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Keir Starmer risks losing Britain in his awkward dance with intolerance

05.09.2025 20

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A young Afghan and her family were about to be deported back to the Taliban. One text changed everything

15.08.2025 40

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No, politics haven’t become polarized. Only one side has moved to the extremes

25.07.2025 30

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The triple contradiction of Trumponomics could crash the world economy

18.07.2025 20

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What was the point of the conflict in Iran? To keep three men in power

26.06.2025 10

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Mark Carney is walking a high-stakes foreign-policy tightrope between Canada’s values and interests

20.06.2025 10

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Tactics without strategy: How Trump’s weakness and Netanyahu’s self-interest exploded in Iran

13.06.2025 20

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Mexico and Canada fell apart over migration. Could it bring us back together?

10.06.2025 20

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Immigration bans worsen the problem they’re meant to solve

06.06.2025 10

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What America’s Democrats should learn from Poland’s shocking presidential election

03.06.2025 10

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In its bid to rescue Afghans, Ottawa is fracturing their families

29.05.2025 10

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Why France, Britain and Canada turned against Netanyahu – and why now

23.05.2025 10

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The artlessness of the deal: A peace negotiator’s view of Donald Trump

16.05.2025 10

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This India-Pakistan clash brings out the worst in both countries

09.05.2025 10

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Put down that espresso. Canada doesn’t need to join the EU

02.05.2025 10

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The modern Middle East was shaped by Canada. Should we finish the task?

25.04.2025 10

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Donald Trump is killing ‘anti-woke’ politics in the rest of the world

18.04.2025 10

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Immigration ought to be an election issue. Trump might still make it one

11.04.2025 10

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What Viktor Orban taught Trump about how to seize power

21.03.2025 10

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No, Trump isn’t out to get Canada’s resources. It’s worse than that

14.03.2025 100

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Here’s how Canada can target America’s exposed backside: cut off its toilet paper

06.03.2025 10

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Donald Trump’s alien ideology has caused a global crisis among conservatives

28.02.2025 10

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Canada’s border is broken, but not the way Trump thinks. Here’s how the next government can fix it

22.02.2025 20

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2024 was a ‘Year of Elections’ when democracy lost out

My journey through this Year of Elections began with a lesson in real democracy in a place where I had not expected to find one. I then witnessed...

27.12.2024 10

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