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‘Love letter’ to Canada prefers passion over policy

Bruce and Vicki Heyman’s The Art of Diplomacy (Simon and Schuster, 2019, 266 pages, $32) is a syrupy fan letter to Canada — a collection

The real business of Beijing

In 2017, Australia’s top defence official declared publicly that China was engaged in widespread espionage in his country. Soon after, Australia’s national security agency warned

When women rule the world

A warning: The first chapter of 100 Questions About Women in Politics by Manon Tremblay features a few linguistic eye-glazers — such as “hegemonic scope,”

In defence of the liberal world order

Three books explore aspects of the liberal world order that today is being challenged — two in the context of Canadian diplomacy and defence, a

North Korea: An insider’s view as hope for peace emerges

North Korea dominated headlines in July 2017 after Kim Jong-un’s regime fired a long-range ballistic missile that ultimately landed in Japanese waters. The country launched

The ravaged refugees who flee

In August 2014, ISIS militants ordered Yazidi villagers from Kocho — a rural farming community in northern Iraq — to march in the sweltering heat

Vietnam ‘snow job,’ Lawrence of Arabia and Pol Pot

At about the midway point between Pearl Harbor and the collapse of the Twin Towers, the United States was the victim of another giant surprise

Russia’s revolutionary ideas

Canada is celebrating its 150th birthday this year and on the other side of the world perhaps the most profound such observance right now is

A big secret that everybody knows

I have a framed poster on my wall at home that illustrates 14 different types of small explosive devices. The same poster is found in