Another civil war in Afghanistan?
Many Afghans are saying no to any deal with the Taliban
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Michael Petrou
Senior writer Michael Petrou has covered conflict across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. He is the author of ’Renegades: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War’, which was shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Award, and ’Is This Your First War? Travels Through the Post-9/11 Islamic World’, which won it. He has a DPhil from the University of Oxford.
Covering Afghanistan: logistics and ethics
Michael Petrou on reporting from Kandahar
Standing firm in Afghanistan
In spite of the impending pullout, Canadian troops remain committed to their mission
Update on Cindor Reeves
The brother-in-law former Liberian warlord and president Charles Taylor may be deported shortly
On and on it goes
Haleh Sahabi, daughter of Iranian dissident Ezzatollah Sahabi, was attacked by government goons at her father’s funeral and died...
Canada’s National Arts Centre hosts "cultural day" by Iranian embassy front
The National Arts Centre in Ottawa is hosting a “cultural day” put on by a front for the Iranian embassy in Canada. “ Iran...
Maziar Bahari and Iran’s Press TV
Press TV, an English-language TV station based in London that functions as a propaganda arm of Iran’s foreign ministry, may soon...
So long, Michael Ignatieff. I miss who you used to be.
Canadian politics didn’t strip him of everything. He remains a thinker.
Foreign aid accountability: Poland vs. Canada
Researching this story on Polish support for the democratic opposition in Belarus, I called up a contact at the Polish embassy in...
Belarusians get a little help from their Polish friends
The Polish government helping fight strongman Alexander Lukashenko