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The US relationship with Canada is changing — here’s what you need to know

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Mark Lawson |Matthew Bondy

It was significant — and wise — that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first trip abroad was to the United Kingdom and France. Rather than focusing on Washington, Canada’s next elected prime minister, whether Carney or Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, should continue thinking generationally about Canada’s economic and security partnerships with Britain and Europe.
3 nonnegotiables in the quest for peace in Ukraine

Dec 27, 2024 | thehill.com | Matthew Bondy

President-elect Trump has vowed to end the war in Ukraine “within a day” of returning to the White House, or perhaps even before. Early indicators suggest he may just pull it off — or, at least, that peace may be coming into view. For the first time since Russia’s confiscation of Ukrainian territory in 2014 and its subsequent full invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has signaled he’ll consider giving land to get peace under specific circumstances.
Matthew Bondy: Trump-Vance will be strong on foreign policy — except for Ukraine

Aug 7, 2024 | nationalpost.com | Matthew Bondy

Advertisement 1The U.S. has an opportunity to all but rent an entire non-NATO country to defang Russia for a generation. Trump should take it • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentIf a second Donald Trump presidency looks anything like the first, the United States will be in for a general foreign policy improvement. President Joe Biden’s foreign policy legacy is largely one of failure.
Donald Trump, for all his flaws, made Israel’s triumph over Hamas much more likely

Dec 28, 2023 | nypost.com | Matthew Bondy

Israel’s army chief and prime minister made clear this week that Israel has only one New Year’s Resolution on the table: destroying Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that the ongoing operation in Gaza was “not close” to over. Tragic as this just war is, it’s a bit of a miracle that Israel can wage it for so long. And that traces back to Donald Trump.
Matthew Bondy: The illegitimate, theocratic Iranian regime needs to go

Nov 21, 2023 | nationalpost.com | Matthew Bondy

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1Ultimately, Israel is fighting Iran. It's a war between western civilization and a near-nuclear force hellbent on destruction • • Article contentIsrael probably waited too long. After the attack by Islamic terror group Hamas against Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, replete with hostage raids and Einsatzgruppen-style butchery of Jewish civilians, the Jewish state had a window to retaliate with near universal moral authority.
Biden must stop using defense partnerships as an excuse to cut Pentagon spending

Oct 25, 2023 | nypost.com | Matthew Bondy

President Joe Biden welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the White House Wednesday for an official state visit, the leaders’ most high-profile meeting, marking the two nations’ growing partnership in defense-technology sharing. But amid China’s growing defense spending, US hard power remains indispensable — so Biden shouldn’t be using such pacts as an excuse to cut the Pentagon budget.
Matthew Bondy: Don't celebrate Iran's nuclear slowdown just yet

Sep 22, 2023 | nationalpost.com | Matthew Bondy

Now is not the time for Canada and its allies to ease sanctions • • Article content Earlier this month, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog reported that Iran has slowed its build-up of near-weapons-grade nuclear fuel.
Why Canada needs to reset its economic relationship with China

Jul 17, 2023 | saultstar.com | Jim Hinton |Matthew Bondy

Jim Hinton and Matthew Bondy: Canada needs to gain control of 'partnerships' between its universities and Beijing Article content By Jim Hinton and Matthew Bondy Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.