Michael Bociurkiw
Writer at Freelance
Global affairs analyst. Regular on @BBCWorld & @CNN. Sr. Fellow - @atlanticcouncil. Author - Digital Pandemic. Co-Host @GlobalImpact14. Former @OSCE Spox.
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1 week ago |
open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw
India and Pakistan exchange fire across the line of control between Indian- and Pakistan-administered Kashmir after India launched Operation Sindoor. Pakistan says India’s missile attacks on Punjab province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens. Indian officials say at least 10 have been killed and more wounded in Indian-administered Kashmir due to Pakistani fire. Pakistan says it shot down five Indian fighter jets – India is yet to respond.
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open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw
Prime Minister Mark Carney stepped into the lion's den Tuesday for his first face-to-face with his U.S. counterpart — a high-stakes meeting that seemed to go well with compliments exchanged on both sides as President Donald Trump conceded his dream of annexing Canada is likely off the table. Carney's goal for this first meeting of his premiership was to turn the page on a fractious few months with Canada-U.S. relations at their lowest point in decades.
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open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the cabinet "decided on a forceful operation in Gaza," adding, "that was the recommendation of the Chief of Staff, to destroy Hamas.
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open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw
Although physical attacks against journalists are the most visible violations of press freedom, economic pressure is also a major, more insidious problem. The economic indicator on the RSF (Reporters Without Borders) World Press Freedom Index now stands at an unprecedented, critical low as its decline continued in 2025. As a result, the global state of press freedom is now classified as a “difficult situation” for the first time in the history of the Index.
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2 weeks ago |
open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw
Canada is hitting back at President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions about making Canada the 51st state by calling on King Charles to personally deliver Canada’s throne speech on May 27. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who will meet Trump at the White House on Tuesday, said he asked the monarch to perform the ceremonial role, underscoring Canada’s sovereignty. “It’s a very clear message being sent to other countries around the world.
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RT @GlobalImpact14: The video version of our latest episode is now available: “When Aid Doesn’t Come - What It’s Like Reporting From Disast…
#BREAKING With Moscow’s unilateral ceasefire ending almost half of #Ukraine - including Kyiv - is under air raid alerts. Already more than 20 UAVs over Ukraine, UA media reporting https://t.co/wQQdr3u9Br
We couldn’t have asked for a better geopolitical chess game than what played out this morning between Kyiv and Moscow, with Ukraine’s Zelensky appearing to have checkmated Vladimir Putin by insisting on face-to-face talks in Istanbul on Thursday. My discussion on @AJEnglish https://t.co/XRcbF9iuoI