From the Financial Crisis to a Devastating Proxy War: A Discussion About the West’s Stunning Decline

This week, on the Dialectics Unhinged Podcast, I took part in a wide-ranging discussion about the stunning decline of the West. Among other things, we talked about the failure of Western elites [...]

A Discussion with Regis Tremblay about my recent trip to Russia

This week, I spoke with documentary film-maker Regis Tremblay about my trip in April to Moscow and Crimea. Regis is from the United States, but he now lives in Crimea. During my journey across [...]

Green Party of Canada co-leaders succumb to moral cowardice in a time of war

On January 31, 2023, Green Party leader Elizabeth May gave a press conference in which she revealed that the Green Party under her leadership now supports the transfer of weapons to Ukraine. As I [...]

Citizen Diplomacy: One Handshake at a Time

Recently, after I had spent several weeks in Russia, I received an interview request from Worlds Apart a geopolitical analysis program airing weekly on RT. The host of Worlds Apart, Oksana Boyko, [...]

Revive the Spirit of the Elbe

Elbe Day, April 25, 1945, is the day U.S. and Soviet troops met at the Elbe River in Germany, marking an historic step toward the end of WWII in Europe. On April 25, I participated in an online [...]

The Ukraine War: My Debate with a National Post Columnist

On April 17, while I was travelling in Crimea (where I remain), I received an email from National Post weekly columnist Adam Zivo. In his email, Adam requested an interview, stating [...]

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 [...]