OpinionVladimir Putin: Russia’s weak strongmanShannon Gormley: Putin has perhaps never been more insecure than he is at this moment. Naturally, he has just made a grab for lifelong power.
OpinionVladimir Putin’s war against truth, justice and Sergei MagnitskyMarcus Kolga: Canadian advocates for Magnitsky legislation have become victims of Russian government propagandists
WorldCan the world recover from Trump, Putin and the collapse of optimism?Russia expert Bobo Lo on what it will take to restore global stability, what Russia really wants and why more chaos and conflict is likely
OpinionDonald Trump’s last best friend: Vladimir PutinScott Gilmore: The ranks of his official friends are thinning. Increasingly its Putin giving Trump what he really craves: validation and assurance.
Washington’Nothing short of treasonous’: Washington condemns TrumpJohn McCain, Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan were among prominent Republicans who distanced themselves from Trump’s press conference with Putin
WashingtonTrump and Putin preside over the funeral for Ronald Reagan’s partyPaul Wells: U.S. conservatives have always believed there can be no moral equivalence between democrats and authoritarians. Those days are over.
OpinionThere is no precedent—a president sides with America’s enemies Scott Gilmore: After Helsinki, America is in unchartered waters, facing the possibility that its president is no longer defending America
OpinionTrump trashing NATO isn’t important—what the alliance does next isScott Gilmore: Washington has dropped the ball, but Canada and the EU is capable of picking it up and making this summit a milestone in history
WorldWhy Turkey, not Trump, is the NATO wildcardAdnan R. Khan: Ignore Trump and his theatrics. The real issue when NATO meets will be Turkey and its dangerous drift into Russia’s orbit.
OpinionTrump-Putin: A summit in one actPaul Wells: What will the Russian leader say privately to the U.S. president? Perhaps something about a little problem they have called NATO.