Ukraine’s flagging counteroffensive, the world court and Israel’s long occupation of Palestine, new research on managing nuclear risks, some good news on AI and on the environment – these are some of the issues we discuss in today’s end-of-August blog post.
Today we assess the risk of nuclear use in Ukraine, examine potential democratic gains in Africa, the Middle East, and even the USA versus some negative trends at both the federal and provincial level in Canada.
This week’s Rideau Institute blog contrasts the virtual silence of Canada despite a global outcry against Israel demolition of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, developments relating to a definition of anti-semitism that does not undermine legitimate criticism of Israel, Canada’s continuing opposition to a UN ban on the export of wastes in developing countries and a new article on Canada’s misguided Venezuelan policy.