Today’s blog post revisits the litany of arguments against Canada’s acquisition of F-35 stealth fighter jets, looks anew at diplomatic peacemaking in Ukraine including a Canadian role and considers shocking research into funding by the nuclear weapons industry of the world’s leading foreign policy think tanks.
After reviewing some good news from 2022, we look anew at diplomacy to end the Ukraine horror, consider Biden’s failed nuclear posture review, welcome progress on curbing bioweapons, highlight a new Canadian-led Outer Space initiative and more.
Today we examine how the Ukraine war is exacerbating nuclear risks on the Korean peninsula and beyond, consider the implications of Russia’s retreat from Kherson and renewed concerns about America’s approach to negotiations and more.
The UN and Turkey broker a Russia-Ukraine deal on grain exports, the climate crisis worsens, China threat inflation helps no one and we are going on a summer break!