CNN: March 17, 2022
CNN: March 17, 2022

CNN host Hala Gorani speaks to Michael Bociurkiw about the latest developments in the war in Ukraine - including what will deter Russia and what more can the West do to support the beleaguered country.

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Michael Bociurkiw
CNN Opinion: Omicron and the Olympics could be on a collision course with China's zero-Covid strategy
CNN Opinion: Omicron and the Olympics could be on a collision course with China's zero-Covid strategy

Can Chinese officials -- who initially kept the 2003 SARS outbreak under wraps for months and have not been fully transparent about the origins of Covid-19 in Wuhan -- be trusted to provide realistic case figures during the February 2022 Winter Olympics?

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Michael BociurkiwChina, Olympics, Beijing 2022, Xi Jinping, tourism, asia, sports, Michael Bociurkiw, Syra Madad, diplomacy, covid, covid-19, coronavirus, pandemic, XianComment
CNN Opinion: Checkmate Putin Has The West Cornered
CNN Opinion: Checkmate Putin Has The West Cornered

Putin's endgame is USSR 2.0, coming almost 30 years to the day the Soviet Union collapsed. His next moves come at a delicate geopolitical moment, with Western fears of a Ukraine invasion, the colonization of Belarus, a Europe-wide energy crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stepping down as EU chief negotiator and concerns over US President Joe Biden's discombobulated foreign policy.

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Michael Bociurkiw
CNN Opinion: Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron are locked in a post-Brexit duel
CNN Opinion: Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron are locked in a post-Brexit duel

On Wednesday, a pregnant woman and three children were among the 27 who died trying to cross the English Channel in an inflatable dinghy that capsized. The International Organization for Migration said the tragedy marked the single biggest known loss of life on the busy waterway since it began collecting data in 2014. Michael Bociurkiw breaks down the situation.

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Michael BociurkiwUk, France, migrants, Emmanuel Macron, Boris Johnson, Cnn Opinion, michael bociurkiw, English Channel, immigration, refugeesComment
CNN Opinion: Canada-China 'prisoner swap' soothes but doesn't resolve tensions
CNN Opinion: Canada-China 'prisoner swap' soothes but doesn't resolve tensions

The strange and unpredictable world of geopolitics played out over the Pacific skies Friday as one commercial jet carrying the just-released daughter of one of China's most prominent tycoons flew westbound while another carrying two Canadians incarcerated in apparent retaliation for her arrest flew in the opposition direction.

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Michael BociurkiwChina, Huawei, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, diplomacy, technology, 5G, michael bociurkiw, Meng Wanzhou, Vancouver, Marc GarneauComment
CNN Opinion: Canada has big decisions to make on China
CNN Opinion: Canada has big decisions to make on China

In this geopolitical new normal, where a more assertive China ignores international norms, nothing can be taken for granted. Beijing responds to toughness, not half-hearted soft diplomacy. As such, Canada needs to bulk up its foreign policy muscle to avoid being outmaneuvered on the international diplomatic podium.

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Michael BociurkiwCanada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Justin Trudeau, justin trudeau, Liberal Party of Canada, China, Beijing, Beijing 2022, Olympics, Winter Olympics, Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig, CNN, Robert Schellenberg, Angus Reid, Huawei, Meng WanzhouComment
CNN Opinion: The ugly reality behind Belarusian Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya’s defection
CNN Opinion: The ugly reality behind Belarusian Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya’s defection

After forcing down a civilian airliner from European skies in May to detain a journalist who was on board, perhaps it was only a matter of time before “Europe’s last dictator,” Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, would be thrust back into the international spotlight and once again face fresh condemnation for his abhorrent actions.

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Michael BociurkiwBelarus, Timanovskata, Lukashenko, Ukraine, Russia, Sentsov, Kyiv, Olympics, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo 2020, human rights, Poland, Lithuanian, Austria, Vienna, Melinda Haring, Atlantic Council, Pavel Sheremet, italy Shishov, Syarhey Hardzievich, First Region, Vitaly ShishovComment
CNN Opinion: How Justin Trudeau one-upped Joe Biden
CNN Opinion: How Justin Trudeau one-upped Joe Biden

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just pulled off a feat many thought wouldn’t be possible - and just in time for a probable federal election. 

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Michael Bociurkiwcanada, liberal party of canada, justin trudeau, michael bociurkiw, joe biden, potus, usa, united states, covid-19, covid, coronavirus pandemic, coronavirus, vaccines, vaccination, anti-vaxxers, shachi kurl, colin robertson, theresa tam, delta variant, digital pandemic, healthComment
CNN Opinion: What Could make Myanmar's Military Junta Back Off?
CNN Opinion: What Could make Myanmar's Military Junta Back Off?

If the Myanmar generals get their way, the number of people living under military rule, together with those in Thailand, in that corner of Southeast Asia will almost double to about 124 million people. That is a prospect ASEAN, and the broader international community, must prevent at all costs.

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Michael BociurkiwCnn, Cnn Opinion, Myanmar, Burma, democracy, Asia, ASEAN, Michael Bociurkiw, Thailand, Singapore, Bangladesh, Rohingya, China, Russia, Michael Vatikiotis, Joe Biden, European Uniuon, sanctions, UN, UNICEFComment