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Commentaries in English

2024

  1. Churchill Falls deal: Unforseeability no more. The Telegram (St. John's), December 13
  2. The battle for non-transparency: government appears to be winning. The Telegram (St. John's), December 6
  3. Don't come from away? The Telegram (St. John's), July 26
  4. Can the minister responsible for transparency cultivate non-transparency? The Telegram (St. John's), July 16
  5. Who is really in charge in Memorial University? The Telegram (St. John's), July 11
  6. What the victory over Russia will look like? Key options that will suit the Ukrainians. Dzerkalo tyzhnia, June 13 (English translation)
  7. A difficult question about victory. Ukrainska Pravda, May 25 (English translation)

2023

  1. Focus is on red herrings in Auditor General’s report on Memorial, not the real issue. The Telegram (St. John’s), October 31
  2. Transparency? You’ll have to wait. The Telegram (St. John’s), June 23

2022

  1. From lies to gaslighting. Rabble.ca, December 8
  2. Unravelling the mystery of public appointments. The Telegram (St. John’s), December 3
  3. Russian roulette in Ukraine: Is Vladimir Putin powerful, or just lucky? The Conversation, June 7
  4. War-time media reporting is shaping opinions about Russia's Ukraine invasion. The Conversation, April 5
  5. Why Vladimir Putin is botching his Ukrainian invasion. The Conversation, March 15
  6. Would Vladimir Putin actually be able to rule Ukraine. The Conversation, February 27

2020

  1. The politics behind how governments control coronavirus data. The Conversation, June 4
  2. Time for leniency? Access to information in extraordinary circumstances. The Telegram (St. John’s), April 4
  3. Guest column: The great St. John’s snow crisis of 2020: a human-made or natural disaster? The Telegram (St. John’s), February 29
  4. What are possible futures for Iran? The Star (Toronto), January 21