On the Edge of the War Zone

Those of us living in the West are shown the Ukraine war almost entirely from the Ukrainian perspective. Moreover, what we see is heavily filtered by media personalities whose bias is [...]

Ten Days in Moscow

On April 1, 2023, for the first time in my life, I arrived in Moscow. Ten days later, I boarded a train for Crimea. While taking the 28-hour train ride to Simferopol, which is about 2,000 km from [...]

Canadian Appeasement: A Presentation at Moscow State Institute of International Relations

On April 6, 2023, I delivered a presentation at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Russia’s leading university for the study of international affairs. The subject of [...]

When nuclear-armed powers are at war, refusing to engage in dialogue with the enemy is a recipe for disaster

On April 3, 2023, while in Moscow, I joined Yves Engler on Canadian Foreign Policy Hour to discuss the latest pro-NATO propaganda published by a Canadian University. With the obvious goal of [...]

More pro-NATO propaganda masquerading as academic analysis

A Canadian university has produced yet another piece of glossy, pro-NATO propaganda masquerading as academic analysis. In concert with the University of Maryland, the University of Regina’s [...]

Shatila: A Forgotten Refugee Camp in a Troubled Land

(This article is based on a presentation I made on March 22, 2023 to Students for Justice for Palestine at Carleton University (SJP Carleton). My thanks to SJP Carleton for inviting me to speak [...]

Why I’m travelling to Russia in a time of war

On March 18, 2023, the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War held an online event in which it invited me to explain why I have decided to travel to Russia in the weeks ahead. Below is the text of [...]