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Unfinished Victory
Ukraine is fighting for what was left undone in 1945
May 14 • Chris Alexander
Understanding 1945
The real meaning of 'Putin's' pathetic parade
May 14 • Chris Alexander
Under the Carpet
Could cascading crises alter Kremlin succession plans?
May 5 • Chris Alexander
Four Mistakes & One Solution
Amplified falsehoods stymied earlier action
May 1 • Chris Alexander

April 2026

Five Years of Darkness
Overcoming a strategic defeat
Apr 30 • Chris Alexander
Blockading Iran
Naval blockade is a legitimate response to aggression
Apr 24 • Chris Alexander
Derussifying Rus
To defeat Moscow, discard its distortions
Apr 23 • Chris Alexander
Generating Canadian Diplomatic & Political Power in the Twenty-First Century 2
Canada's successes & big new challenges
Apr 16 • Chris Alexander
Generating Canadian Diplomatic & Political Power in the Twenty-First Century
Our new geopolitical context
Apr 16 • Chris Alexander
Vance in Islamabad
To seek peace with Iran, the US turns to another rogue state
Apr 10 • Chris Alexander
The Orban Package
Hungary's made-in-Moscow autocrat is losing his grip
Apr 9 • Chris Alexander
Strategic Cross-Purposes
The US, Israel, Europe and other allies need to get over themselves
Apr 7 • Chris Alexander
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