by Paul | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog, Expert Update
Death of a Visionary: Allan Gotlieb, 1928-2020 The former Canadian ambassador to the United States who redefined Canada’s brand in Washington has died at 92. Allan Gotlieb was an extraordinary composite of talent and purpose, formed like so many others who emerged...
by Paul | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog
Darroch and Diplomacy: When ‘Persona non Grata’ is a Badge of Honour Did the ambassador’s reportorial vanity lead him to underestimate the venality and rage that has infected government circles from the Brexit mess? Former UK Ambassador to the US: Sir Kim Darroch IJ...
by Paul | Nov 13, 2017 | Opinion
Ten Days That Shook the World: 100 Years Later As events in Washington, online and elsewhere inform the increasingly inescapable conclusion that Western democracy has been under attack, Vladimir Putin seems secure in the certainty that democracy in Russia, at least,...