“If we continue to see growing pressure from the US on Canada, or even steps suggesting attempts at annexation, I believe that could significantly increase Canadian support for EU membership as a form of protective alignment.”
Would be geopolitically nice if Russia & China lost Iran as they lost Syria as an ally.
Russia can start by stopping killing people in Ukraine. That would address a global challenge - Russia itself
70 percent of Baltic people deported were children and women. My grandma's 1 year old brother (a toddler!!!) was on the list, too.
All you need to know about how progressive and feminist Soviet Union was.
Canadians get it, giving President Zelensky a +53% rating, and the murderous Vladimir Putin a -69% rating.
Important data underscoring how all the Russian bots and Putin bootlickers on this app do not reflect reality.
Oxana and I in the book blurb we wrote in 2022
— Maria Popova (@popovaprof.bsky.social) Dec 6, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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In other news, Ru continues trying to conquer Ukraine because Ukraine refuses to surrender peacefully. Why is our media exposing readers to Pu’s propaganda and self-serving narratives directly and uncritically?
— Maria Popova (@popovaprof.bsky.social) Nov 21, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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The author copies made it to Canada too! Our book with @oxanashevel.bsky.social is out! If you want to order it from Polity, it's available here and code 20POL will get you 20% off: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
— Maria Popova (@popovaprof.bsky.social) Nov 17, 2023 at 4:31 PM
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“If we continue to see growing pressure from the US on Canada, or even steps suggesting attempts at annexation, I believe that could significantly increase Canadian support for EU membership as a form of protective alignment.”
My take is that the moment calls for Canada to join the geopolitical enlargement wave with an application bid, even if the accession process might drag out or never end in full membership.
“It is an important symbolic step to have full membership for Ukraine and not watered-down membership in these staged processes… It’s also important to signal to Russia that its long-term goal of establishing political control over Ukraine will become unachievable once Ukraine is part of the European Union.”
