Mark Gollom

The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has prompted concerns and warnings that the war-torn country may not be able to avoid the chaos that ensued among some of its regional neighbours when their governments were overthrown. However, while still very early, some observers say […]

If Canada seeks to retaliate over U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threat, the government should hit the U.S. where it hurt would both economically and politically, some trade experts suggest. The challenge would be to “find some iconic U.S. item … that would resonate with Trump’s supporters, or the

Donald Trump’s pathway to deporting millions of undocumented migrants may hinge on a 226-year-old law that was last used to detain non-citizens of Japanese, German and Italian descent during the Second World War.   The 1798 Alien Enemies Act is a potential tool

More bread and butter and less Oprah. That’s what some strategists suggest is needed to fix a demoralized Democratic Party recovering from its electoral thumping on Tuesday night. The finger pointing, recriminations and soul searching has begun in earnest in

Policy positions are one thing, and Kamala Harris trotted out many in her “closing argument” campaign speech Tuesday night. But in politics, the most important thing is symbolism, says Cornell Belcher, a Democratic strategist and pollster. And for Harris to hold her

As Lt. Col Jordan Hertzberg watches black smoke rise beyond a ridge moments after Israeli artillery fires into southern Lebanon, he tells CBC News that he believes Israel’s offensive could have been avoided, if the UN peacekeepers stationed along the 120 kilometres

When Iran fired roughly 200 missiles toward Israel on Tuesday, Israeli air defences, with some assistance from the U.S., were able to shoot down most of them while sustaining minimal damage, according to officials. Israel has vowed to strike back, as

The series of deadly explosions of devices owned by Hezbollah members this week has raised some questions about whether the average smartphone owner should be concerned that their device could also be remotely set to explode. But security experts are downplaying the

The detonation of hundreds of electronic devices used by members of Hezbollah is the result of potentially a years long intelligence operation that likely required the infiltration of the manufacturing supply chain and access to the pagers, security experts say. “Tactically and operationally

In the last two U.S. presidential elections, a number of senior Republicans opposed to Donald Trump’s candidacy indicated they would not be voting for the party’s nominee. They also indicated they would not be voting for the Democratic candidate. Instead, many