Commentary Major, separate transformations are emerging in the domestic political landscapes of Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, and Greece. These, coupled with transformations in “great power” influences in the broader Eastern Mediterranean region, will shape the European energy markets, and the relative influence of the United States, Russia, the People’s Republic of China, and Iran….
LIVE 9:45 AM ET: Contextualizing Taiwan’s Role in Central and Eastern Europe: A Global Taiwan Institute Event
There might be a policy shift in Central and Eastern Europe regarding China and Taiwan in the past few years. While China lost influence in the region, Taiwan expanded ties with countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. What is behind China’s declining role in Central and Eastern Europe? What factors have…
LIVE NOW: Contextualizing Taiwan’s Role in Central and Eastern Europe: A Global Taiwan Institute Event
There might be a policy shift in Central and Eastern Europe regarding China and Taiwan in the past few years. While China lost influence in the region, Taiwan expanded ties with countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. What is behind China’s declining role in Central and Eastern Europe? What factors have…
Contextualizing Taiwan’s Role in Central and Eastern Europe: A Global Taiwan Institute Event
There might be a policy shift in Central and Eastern Europe regarding China and Taiwan in the past few years. While China lost influence in the region, Taiwan expanded ties with countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. What is behind China’s declining role in Central and Eastern Europe? What factors have…
Canada’s Intelligence Agency Says ‘Foreign Interference Activity’ by Beijing On the Rise
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said it’s seeing the continued growth of foreign interference activities from state actors like China, a statement that follows a string of recent reports about Beijing’s interference in Canadian society and democratic systems. “CSIS continues to observe increasing foreign interference activity by state actors, including the People’s Republic of…
Lack of Government Action on Chinese Interference Seems to Be What Led to CSIS Leaks
Commentary I’ll never forget July 18, 1983. It was my first day on the job at the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s signals intelligence (SIGINT) agency. I was all of 22 years old, days out of an MA from Western University and ready to start my first full-time job as a translator at the Department of…
CCP’s Supposed Fight Against Terrorism a Lesson in How Not to Fight Terrorism
Commentary That terrorism is real should not be in question. Even if we cannot agree on what terrorism is (“one man’s freedom fighter…”), let alone the distinction between it and hate crime, it is very true that there is such a thing and it warrants monitoring and action to stop it before it occurs (and…
Chinese ‘Police Stations’ in Canada Amounts to the Presence of a Hostile Foreign Power in Our Front Yard
Commentary According to popular wisdom, Sir Robert Peel created the first modern municipal police force in London in 1829. Yes, there were other law enforcement-type bodies well before that, but the idea of having an organized body of men (they were all men at first) to patrol the streets and investigate/prevent crime was new for…
It’s Beyond Time Politicians Began Paying Serious Attention to Foreign Interference in Canada
Commentary Just how big does a security threat have to be before we start to worry? I have a confession to make. Yes, it is true, I’ve been a huge fan of Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” ever since I watched the 1981 TV series. This irreverent, clever look at the adventures of…
Vancouver Area Council Members Attend Chinese National Day Celebration, as Global Protests Are Held Against the CCP
Some Vancouver-area municipal politicians recently participated in an event where Chinese consulate representatives celebrated the founding of the communist regime in Beijing. On the same day, a number of rights groups gathered to protest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in cities across Canada and in other countries, as part of a global movement against the…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta