Kerry Buck
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The West Block: March 29 | Watch News Videos Online | Kerry Buck
Talked to Ben Mulroney on The West Block last night about Canada reaching NATO’s goal of 2% of GDP on defence, what comes next and the very difficult position NATO Allies have been placed in by Trump’...
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How does Canada deal with Trump? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks former Canadian ambassador to NATO @kerrybuck.bsky.social, @acoyne.bsky.social (@theglobeandmail.com), and @seva.bsky.social (@uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social)
How Should Canada Handle America's Erratic Foreign Policy? | The Rundown
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On Power & Politics re Greenland. Allies have held military exercises for years to counter risk of Russian choke points on comms & shipping. Exercises send a message to Trump he doesn’t need to own Greenland; NATO is capable. U.S. squabbles with allies are a gift to Russia youtu.be/N7z18vkPT2I?...
European presence in Greenland sends ‘unspoken message’ to Trump: ambassador | Power & Politics
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela. Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law. Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
My thoughts on the new U.S. National Security Strategy www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Trump’s National Security Strategy is hostile to Canada – and the democratic world
If the administration implements even part of what’s been proposed, the U.S. will become an active strategic risk
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A fine reaction to the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy: “But as usual, the Trump teamp has, on a foundation of pre-existing stupidity, built a tower of absurdity” open.substack.com/pub/blueblaz...
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The Unbearable Lightness of Strategy
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Hard to imagine anyone being so foolish & ill-informed as to think Putin wants a peace deal - unless by that Witkoff meant Ukrainian capitulatn. Will we ever reach the point when European leaders accept the US is now acting against Ukraine's & Europe's interests, & they must protect themselves?
Eilish Hart@eilishhart.bsky.social · 8mo ago“I told the president that the Russian Federation has always wanted a peace deal. That’s my belief. [...] And I believe the issue is is that we have two nations that are having a hard time coming to a compromise,” Witkoff told Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.
Just spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social on Trump's Ukraine 'peace plan' (or plan for a new war). In short - a lot of it wd be bad for UA & Europe. Some parts might be OK if Putin & Trump cd be trusted to implement them (they can't). Europeans will have to try to improve it while flattering Trump.
Sigh. Just HOW long must the dude abide???
Doug Saunders@dougsaunders.bsky.social · 10mo agoTime will either have to pay a billion dollars or agree to this fix
I, however, Have such meagre power, Clutching at a Moment, While you control An hour. But your hour is A stone. My moment is A flower. -Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot" #everynightapoem As ever.
Watching the inevitable critics of Carney's performance with Trump today, I am reminded of the two bits of advice I used to give clients: Don't antagonize people who can inflict serious harm on you. Don't start fights with crazy people. There are other routes to success than confrontation. #cdnpoli
Thoughts ahead of Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy & European leaders. First, Trump wants both sides to stop fighting, but is only prepared to put pressure on Ukraine. If Putin had any worries on that score, the Alaska summit will have reassured him. Sanctions are postponed, again. 1/16
Canada should spend even a 10th of this on more robust foreign affairs capacity: - Double Cdn embassy and multilateral staff and widen their skillsets - Create ability to bring outside experts into GAC and DND - Cultural change at GAC - Increase development spend on democracy and rights
National Newswatch@nationalnewswatch.com · last yr.Carney announcing Canada will meet 2% NATO spending pledge this fiscal year nationalnewswatch.com/2025/06/09/c...
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How Canada fits into the high-stakes NATO summit
NATO summit comes at a geopolitical inflection point
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Kerry Buck@kerrybuck.bsky.social · last yr.The NATO summit is underway and should be wrapping up shortly. We’ll see how my predictions hold up. Here’s my conversation yesterday with Menaka Raman-Wilms of the Globe’s Podcast, The Decibel. How Canada fits into the high-stakes NATO summit
The NATO summit is underway and should be wrapping up shortly. We’ll see how my predictions hold up. Here’s my conversation yesterday with Menaka Raman-Wilms of the Globe’s Podcast, The Decibel. How Canada fits into the high-stakes NATO summit
"If the Iran war... ends in the summer of 2025, the major outcome of it will be that it was a military act to preserve the hold on power by three men." — @dougsaunders.bsky.social, tonight at 8/11pm with Erin O’Toole, Arne Kislenko, Janice Stein, and @spaikin.bsky.social
On The Current this morning talking about the NATO Summit today and tomorrow in The Hague… www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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This should be a fun read! Thanks Madelaine @mdrohan.bsky.social
Madelaine Drohan@mdrohan.bsky.social · last yr.My new book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada, is out for pre-orders. It felt like a niche topic when I began the research a few years ago. Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st state make the book relevant and illuminating for a wide audience.
What to expect at the upcoming @NATO summit in The Hague June 24-25th www.linkedin.com/posts/lvandu...
Donald Trump once quipped, "What’s an ally?" "Prime Minister Mark Carney is about to find out," writes Canada's former ambassador to NATO. | Lisa Van Dusen
Donald Trump once quipped, "What’s an ally?" "Prime Minister Mark Carney is about to find out," writes Canada's former ambassador to NATO. New at Policy Magazine's #NATOSum...
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Canada’s military took on southern Kandahar province, which every single American I met in Afghanistan admitted was the toughest patch there was. One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.HEGSETH: We wore a patch on our shoulder that said ISAF -- International Security Assistance Force. And you know what the joke was? That is stood for 'I saw Americans fighting.' COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
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What does meeting NATO's 2% target mean for Canada's armed forces? | Power… | Kerry Buck
On Power & Politics last night talking about PM Carney’s historic defence announcement yesterday. I come in at the very end of a long line of good analysis by others including host David Cochrane...
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Can Canada punch above its weight in a changing global order? @spaikin.bsky.social asks former CSIS director Richard Fadden, Royal Military College of Canada professor of defence studies @achapnick.bsky.social, and former Canadian ambassador to NATO @kerrybuck.bsky.social (@uottawa.ca) #cdnpoli
Can Canada Stand Tall in a Changing World Order? | The Agenda
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This shouldn’t be a surprise when it happens at the Summit. And it’s absolutely in Canadas interest to support the move by NATO, not just because of Trump. Here’s me on #TheAgenda last night on defence spending and the Summit, inter alia… www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4HE...
Can Canada Stand Tall in a Changing World Order? | The Agenda
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Steven Chase@stevenchase.bsky.social · last yr.NATO to embrace 5% GDP defence spending target in June, Secretary-General says www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
This shouldn’t be a surprise when it happens at the Summit. And it’s absolutely in Canadas interest to support the move by NATO, not just because of Trump. Here’s me on #TheAgenda last night on defence spending and the Summit, inter alia…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4HE3JWm_G4
Steven Chase@stevenchase.bsky.social · last yr.NATO to embrace 5% GDP defence spending target in June, Secretary-General says www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
But it’s a brilliantly tactical beige. Seriously. Anything else would have been folly.
Stephanie Carvin@stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · last yr.The beigeification of Canadian foreign policy. 🫡 🇨🇦
I have offered that Ukraine military unconditionally ceases fire for 72 hours.
