In Canadian foreign relations, the most worn tropes are those regarding the country’s relationship with the United States: “Closest friend.” “Greatest ally.” “Shared values.” In late February, President Biden held…

After the political drama of the 2020 elections, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have begun their work with the new administration in the United States. Their agenda…

In this episode, host Kathleen McInnis sits down for a candid conversation with MP Galyna Mykhailiuk, a Member of the Ukrainian parliament, and Sevgil Musaieva, Editor-in-Chief of Ukrainska Pravda, Ukraine’s…

From March 30 – April 1, 2022 Dr. Nils Schmid joined the FES USA & Canada in Ottawa to participate in Canada’s largest annual progressive gathering. The Progress Summit, held…

For years, states have been struggling to manage the growth and reach of technology companies whose products and services condition contemporary social, political, and economic life at home and abroad.…

While I do not remember the exact day that I first met Buzz Palmer – it must have been in 2006 or 2007 when he visited our office in Washington,…

On March 27th, voters in the German state of Saarland cast their ballots in the first election since the federal parliamentary elections last September. The results from the industry-dense state…

The downward spiral began in early March 2020. For days, under the eyes of puzzled store clerks, residents had been emptying the shelves at a Brooklyn Trader Joe’s supermarket and…

Auch wenn sich der Monat Februar, der Black History Month, dem Ende neigt und wir derer gedacht haben, die in diesem Land in allen Bereichen großes geleistet haben (Dr. Martin…

The inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as the 46th president of the United States in January did not mark the end of Donald Trump, nor of the semi-coherent populist…

Imagine being elected President in a time of economic crisis and systemic stress, with a hyper-polarized electorate teetering on the verge of apparent civil war. There is flagging faith in…

I often think of Zofia Pohorecka of Lviv, a Polish woman who was like a grandmother to me. We first met in 1990 when I spent a year and a…

I often think of Zofia Pohorecka of Lviv, a Polish woman who was like a grandmother to me. We first met in 1990 when I spent a year and a…