by John Foster | Dec 10, 2018 | Geopolitics
Posted: Rabble.ca, 10 December 10, 2018. Alarm bells are sounding in Alberta with the collapse in oil prices. Bitumen especially has hit rock bottom. Producers are pressing anew for faster action on expansion of export pipelines. Last week, Premier Rachel Notley...
by John Foster | Oct 3, 2018 | Geopolitics
Last week, on September 26, Canada and five Latin American countries referred Venezuela to the International Criminal Court, citing “numerous, credible reports alleging the commission of serious international crimes.” The announcement comes after several years of...
by John Foster | Oct 17, 2017 | Geopolitics
China has built oil and gas pipelines across Myanmar to southwest China, enabling shipments to avoid the Strait of Malacca. Washington and Ottawa highlight human rights violations in Myanmar and rarely mention oil. Of course, if the US could prise Myanmar from Chinese...
by John Foster | Sep 3, 2015 | Geopolitics
Special to The Globe and Mail – View Article on the Globe and Mail Both Liberals and Conservatives have mused about staying in Afghanistan post-2011 to assist with training and development. The United States, meanwhile, is expanding Bagram into a mega-base...
by John Foster | Jan 30, 2015 | Geopolitics
Original Article written for Opencanada.org – Read article on Opencanada.org Recent conflicts in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine have ostensibly been about “bad guys” who threatened peace with weapons of one kind or another, or stifled freedom and...
