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Watch the Halifax International Security Forum 2016
Nov18

Watch the Halifax International Security Forum 2016

Every year, you’ll find global movers and shakers on security and defence gathering on Canada’s east coast. The Halifax International Security Forum invites world leaders, military brass, academics, think-tank denizens and journalists to confront pressing international issues. Canada is usually in the room, and Defence Minister Harjit...

Obama gathers key European leaders amid questions about Trump
Nov18

Obama gathers key European leaders amid questions about Trump

President Barack Obama used a meeting with key European leaders Friday to urge them to work with the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump and to discuss steps necessary to resolve the conflicts in Syria and eastern Ukraine, the White House said. …read more Source: CTV...

‘Russia has to be deterred in its attempts to ruin the world order,’ Ukraine leader urges U.S.
Nov18

‘Russia has to be deterred in its attempts to ruin the world order,’ Ukraine leader urges U.S.

OTTAWA — The deputy prime minister of beleaguered Ukraine said on Thursday that appeasing Russian aggression in eastern Europe could doom world order, but she was careful not to criticize U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over fears he might do just that. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze was en route to the annual Halifax International Security Forum,...

Flynn: outspoken general, intelligence pro, Trump supporter
Nov18

Flynn: outspoken general, intelligence pro, Trump supporter

WASHINGTON — Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the man Donald Trump has asked to be his national security adviser, built a reputation in the Army as an astute intelligence professional and a straight talker. What set Flynn apart after he shed his uniform in 2014 was the blistering public criticism he quickly levelled at the White House and...

Glavin: TrumpWorld – The global order we all grew up with is finished, period
Nov17

Glavin: TrumpWorld – The global order we all grew up with is finished, period

Like people the world over, Canadians are still reeling from last week’s surprise result from the most outrageously absurd presidential election campaign in American history, so maybe we should go easy on ourselves. Still, unlike people the world over, Canadians have always enjoyed a front-row seat for the spectacle of American politics, so...

Putin signs decree withdrawing Russia from International Criminal Court
Nov17

Putin signs decree withdrawing Russia from International Criminal Court

Russian President Putin removed the country from the ICC following a resolution condemning its temporary occupation of Crimea. …read more Source: Toronto...

Russia latest to reject authority of International Criminal Court amid scrutiny of Crimea annexation
Nov16

Russia latest to reject authority of International Criminal Court amid scrutiny of Crimea annexation

Russia appeared on course Wednesday to become the latest nation to snub the International Criminal Court, sending a signal of defiance after a UN panel cited rights abuses and other complaints linked to Russia’s annexation of Crimea more than two years ago. The decree to formally withdraw from the ICC, signed by President Vladimir Putin,...

Russia Withdraws Support For International Criminal Court
Nov16

Russia Withdraws Support For International Criminal Court

Russia is withdrawing its signature from the treaty establishing the ICC, after the court released a report calling the 2014 seizure of Crimea from Ukraine an “international armed conflict.” …read more Source:...

UN committee passes resolution on Crimea, condemning Russian occupation
Nov16

UN committee passes resolution on Crimea, condemning Russian occupation

The draft resolution condemning Russia’s “temporary occupation” was approved by a vote of 72-23 with 76 abstentions. …read more Source: Toronto...

UN committee votes to condemn Russian occupation of Crimea
Nov16

UN committee votes to condemn Russian occupation of Crimea

A key UN committee approved a resolution Tuesday condemning Russia’s “temporary occupation” of Crimea and reaffirming the United Nations’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty over the Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source: CTV...