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Even as the 'Coalition of the Willing' finalizes security guarantees for Ukraine, Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure during the freezing Ukrainian winter. Geoffrey P. Johnston   Just days after the most recent meeting of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ in Paris, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukrainian civilian population centres and energy infrastructure, demonstrating that the Kremlin is committed to continuing its terror campaign a

U.S. President Donald Trump is not an honest broker in the Ukraine-Russia peace process   Geoffrey P. Johnston   The American-led process to negotiate a just and lasting agreement to end the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine seems like an empty public relations exercise designed to forestall the imposition of tough U.S. sanctions on Russia, giving the aggressor free reign to continue to strike Ukrainian civilian population centres with impunity.   According to Kira Rudik,

Geoffrey P. Johnston The ongoing civil war in Sudan has descended into a conflict characterized by mass atrocities, rape and starvation, generating the worst and most horrific humanitarian crisis in the world today.   Unlike the Israel-Hamas War, which generated tremendous international pressure on the combatants to negotiate a ceasefire, the escalating conflict in Sudan is being largely ignored by the world.   However, the international community has a clear obligation to in

"Save the Children is supplying essential items such as food, water and blankets as well as toys for children.” Ukrainian refugees queue...

Will Vladimir Putin stand trial at the International Criminal Court for war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine? Geoffrey P....

Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression continues to inflict terrible suffering on Ukraine's children. Geoffrey P. Johnston Russia’s brutal...

A UNICEF worker uses a MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference) band to measure the state of wasting afflicting a young girl. Photo credit:...

Helen Clark challenged sexism at the United Nations Geoffrey P. Johnston Helen Clark could very well be the best Secretary-General that...

Matthew Fisher in the cockpit of a RCAF C-17 en route to Afghanistan in 2011. Photo courtesy of Matthew Fisher News of Canadian...

Despite the defeat of the Islamic State, Iraqi Christians have yet to recover from the genocidal campaign waged by the jihadist army. ...