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United Nations calls for peace during the coronavirus pandemic, but war production continues
Brent Patterson | Despite the pandemic, the production of F-35 fighter jets continues in Italy and the U.S., while Quebec deems "defence manufacturing" an essential service.
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Poppies on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa. Image: Tjololo Photo/Flickr
Poppy wars reveal divisions over what we consider sacred
Matthew Hayes | For some, Don Cherry was fired on Remembrance Day for defending the troops. For others, Don Cherry's bigoted language recalls the evil enemy we defeated at great sacrifice in 1945.
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Tyne Cot Cemetary in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. Image: Thomas Quine/Flickr
Lest we forget, remembering war
Shama Naqushbandi | Remembrance poses uncomfortable questions with no easy answers. Do we treat war as an aberration in human history, or as the darker shadows of our better spirits that we need to continuously counter?
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National War Memorial in Ottawa. Image: Paul Gorbould/Flickr
Balancing remembrance and memory in an age of anxiety
Abdul Nakua | All wars are fought twice, "the first time on the battlefield, and the second time in memory." What is often forgotten is the memory of those who were oppressed, exploited and unrecognized.
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Poppies on National War Memorial in Ottawa. Image: Robbie/Flickr
On Remembrance Day, honour the fallen by working for peace
Robert Hackett | When we commemorate the sacrifices of Canadians who have gone to battle over the years, let's honour not only the soldiers, but those who take risks to prevent war or to repair its damage.
Podcast
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Nuclear war is still a threat 74 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Piergiorgio Moro, Jiselle Hanna | An interview with Denis Doherty of the Hiroshima Day Committee in Sydney Australia about the relevance of the bombing in 2019.
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The ongoing war in Yemen explained
Jiselle Hanna, Piergiorgio Moro | Kamillia el-Eriani, a Melbourne-based professor of sociology and politics, talks to Jiselle Hanna about the dynamics and deep roots of the conflict in Yemen.
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Iran-U.S. tension amid the ongoing Arab Spring
Piergiorgio Moro, Jiselle Hanna | The recent threats by the U.S. against Iran have to be seen in the context of the changes brought about by the Arab Spring uprisings.
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The coal-fired Kashira power plant near Moscow. Image: Wikimedia Commons
U.S. brags about targeting Russian power plants with cyber-attacks -- have they lost their minds?
David J. Climenhaga | In 2011, the Americans called cyber attacks an act of war. Now they're carrying out online attacks against Russia's power grid, according to the New York Times.
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D-Day, the last 'good' war
Rick Salutin | Well that was a piece of unfortunate timing: the botch on opening a memorial to Canada's fallen soldiers in Afghanistan came just before the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
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The movement is growing to shut down CANSEC
Brent Patterson | On May 29, nearly 100 activists blocked the two entrances to the largest arms fair in Canada.
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War is not the way to climate justice
Brent Patterson | We need to move from war to renewables to avoid climate breakdown. The upcoming CANSEC arms trade show in Ottawa takes us in the wrong direction.