Kerry Buck
@kerrybuck.bsky.social
Former diplomat, currently have many views….
My thoughts on the new U.S. National Security Strategy www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Trump’s National Security Strategy is hostile to Canada – and the democratic world
If the administration implements even part of what’s been proposed, the U.S. will become an active strategic risk
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December 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My thoughts on the new U.S. National Security Strategy www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
A fine reaction to the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy: “But as usual, the Trump teamp has, on a foundation of pre-existing stupidity, built a tower of absurdity” open.substack.com/pub/blueblaz...
The Thinker VI
The Unbearable Lightness of Strategy
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December 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
A fine reaction to the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy: “But as usual, the Trump teamp has, on a foundation of pre-existing stupidity, built a tower of absurdity” open.substack.com/pub/blueblaz...
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Hard to imagine anyone being so foolish & ill-informed as to think Putin wants a peace deal - unless by that Witkoff meant Ukrainian capitulatn. Will we ever reach the point when European leaders accept the US is now acting against Ukraine's & Europe's interests, & they must protect themselves?
“I told the president that the Russian Federation has always wanted a peace deal. That’s my belief. [...] And I believe the issue is is that we have two nations that are having a hard time coming to a compromise,” Witkoff told Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Hard to imagine anyone being so foolish & ill-informed as to think Putin wants a peace deal - unless by that Witkoff meant Ukrainian capitulatn. Will we ever reach the point when European leaders accept the US is now acting against Ukraine's & Europe's interests, & they must protect themselves?
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Just spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social on Trump's Ukraine 'peace plan' (or plan for a new war). In short - a lot of it wd be bad for UA & Europe. Some parts might be OK if Putin & Trump cd be trusted to implement them (they can't). Europeans will have to try to improve it while flattering Trump.
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social on Trump's Ukraine 'peace plan' (or plan for a new war). In short - a lot of it wd be bad for UA & Europe. Some parts might be OK if Putin & Trump cd be trusted to implement them (they can't). Europeans will have to try to improve it while flattering Trump.
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It is easy to track the Kremlin's wishlist in Witkoff's plan - much harder to see any US ideas that favor #Ukraine or #Europe.
If applied Ukraine would lose its sovereignty and Russia expand its sphere of interest.
It would be a very dangerous path not leading to durable peace.
If applied Ukraine would lose its sovereignty and Russia expand its sphere of interest.
It would be a very dangerous path not leading to durable peace.
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Sigh. Just HOW long must the dude abide???
Time will either have to pay a billion dollars or agree to this fix
October 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Sigh. Just HOW long must the dude abide???
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I, however,
Have such meagre power,
Clutching at a
Moment,
While you control
An hour.
But your hour is
A stone.
My moment is
A flower.
-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.
Have such meagre power,
Clutching at a
Moment,
While you control
An hour.
But your hour is
A stone.
My moment is
A flower.
-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.
October 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I, however,
Have such meagre power,
Clutching at a
Moment,
While you control
An hour.
But your hour is
A stone.
My moment is
A flower.
-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.
Have such meagre power,
Clutching at a
Moment,
While you control
An hour.
But your hour is
A stone.
My moment is
A flower.
-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.
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Watching the inevitable critics of Carney's performance with Trump today, I am reminded of the two bits of advice I used to give clients: Don't antagonize people who can inflict serious harm on you. Don't start fights with crazy people. There are other routes to success than confrontation. #cdnpoli
October 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Watching the inevitable critics of Carney's performance with Trump today, I am reminded of the two bits of advice I used to give clients: Don't antagonize people who can inflict serious harm on you. Don't start fights with crazy people. There are other routes to success than confrontation. #cdnpoli
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Thoughts ahead of Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy & European leaders. First, Trump wants both sides to stop fighting, but is only prepared to put pressure on Ukraine. If Putin had any worries on that score, the Alaska summit will have reassured him. Sanctions are postponed, again. 1/16
August 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Thoughts ahead of Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy & European leaders. First, Trump wants both sides to stop fighting, but is only prepared to put pressure on Ukraine. If Putin had any worries on that score, the Alaska summit will have reassured him. Sanctions are postponed, again. 1/16
We’re not worthy…. (Cannot wait!) youtube.com/watch?v=70DD...
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July 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We’re not worthy…. (Cannot wait!) youtube.com/watch?v=70DD...
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A very short NATO Summit Declaration, even shorter:
a woman with a neck brace and a bandage on her head is talking to a man .
ALT: a woman with a neck brace and a bandage on her head is talking to a man .
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June 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A very short NATO Summit Declaration, even shorter:
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Canada should spend even a 10th of this on more robust foreign affairs capacity:
- Double Cdn embassy and multilateral staff and widen their skillsets
- Create ability to bring outside experts into GAC and DND
- Cultural change at GAC
- Increase development spend on democracy and rights
- Double Cdn embassy and multilateral staff and widen their skillsets
- Create ability to bring outside experts into GAC and DND
- Cultural change at GAC
- Increase development spend on democracy and rights
Carney announcing Canada will meet 2% NATO spending pledge this fiscal year nationalnewswatch.com/2025/06/09/c...
Carney announcing Canada will meet 2% NATO spending pledge this…
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June 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Canada should spend even a 10th of this on more robust foreign affairs capacity:
- Double Cdn embassy and multilateral staff and widen their skillsets
- Create ability to bring outside experts into GAC and DND
- Cultural change at GAC
- Increase development spend on democracy and rights
- Double Cdn embassy and multilateral staff and widen their skillsets
- Create ability to bring outside experts into GAC and DND
- Cultural change at GAC
- Increase development spend on democracy and rights
June 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The NATO summit is underway and should be wrapping up shortly. We’ll see how my predictions hold up. Here’s my conversation yesterday with Menaka Raman-Wilms of the Globe’s Podcast, The Decibel. How Canada fits into the high-stakes NATO summit
June 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The NATO summit is underway and should be wrapping up shortly. We’ll see how my predictions hold up. Here’s my conversation yesterday with Menaka Raman-Wilms of the Globe’s Podcast, The Decibel. How Canada fits into the high-stakes NATO summit
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"If the Iran war... ends in the summer of 2025, the major outcome of it will be that it was a military act to preserve the hold on power by three men." — @dougsaunders.bsky.social, tonight at 8/11pm with Erin O’Toole, Arne Kislenko, Janice Stein, and @spaikin.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"If the Iran war... ends in the summer of 2025, the major outcome of it will be that it was a military act to preserve the hold on power by three men." — @dougsaunders.bsky.social, tonight at 8/11pm with Erin O’Toole, Arne Kislenko, Janice Stein, and @spaikin.bsky.social
On The Current this morning talking about the NATO Summit today and tomorrow in The Hague… www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
On The Current this morning talking about the NATO Summit today and tomorrow in The Hague… www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
This should be a fun read! Thanks Madelaine @mdrohan.bsky.social
My new book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada, is out for pre-orders. It felt like a niche topic when I began the research a few years ago. Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st state make the book relevant and illuminating for a wide audience.
June 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This should be a fun read! Thanks Madelaine @mdrohan.bsky.social
What to expect at the upcoming @NATO summit in The Hague June 24-25th www.linkedin.com/posts/lvandu...
Donald Trump once quipped, "What’s an ally?" "Prime Minister Mark Carney is about to find out," writes Canada's former ambassador to NATO. | Lisa Van Dusen
Donald Trump once quipped, "What’s an ally?" "Prime Minister Mark Carney is about to find out," writes Canada's former ambassador to NATO. New at Policy Magazine's #NATOSum...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What to expect at the upcoming @NATO summit in The Hague June 24-25th www.linkedin.com/posts/lvandu...
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Canada’s military took on southern Kandahar province, which every single American I met in Afghanistan admitted was the toughest patch there was.
One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang
One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang
HEGSETH: We wore a patch on our shoulder that said ISAF -- International Security Assistance Force. And you know what the joke was? That is stood for 'I saw Americans fighting.'
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
June 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Canada’s military took on southern Kandahar province, which every single American I met in Afghanistan admitted was the toughest patch there was.
One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang
One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang
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Can Canada punch above its weight in a changing global order? @spaikin.bsky.social asks former CSIS director Richard Fadden, Royal Military College of Canada professor of defence studies @achapnick.bsky.social, and former Canadian ambassador to NATO @kerrybuck.bsky.social (@uottawa.ca) #cdnpoli
Can Canada Stand Tall in a Changing World Order? | The Agenda
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May 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Can Canada punch above its weight in a changing global order? @spaikin.bsky.social asks former CSIS director Richard Fadden, Royal Military College of Canada professor of defence studies @achapnick.bsky.social, and former Canadian ambassador to NATO @kerrybuck.bsky.social (@uottawa.ca) #cdnpoli
This shouldn’t be a surprise when it happens at the Summit. And it’s absolutely in Canadas interest to support the move by NATO, not just because of Trump. Here’s me on #TheAgenda last night on defence spending and the Summit, inter alia…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4HE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4HE...
May 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This shouldn’t be a surprise when it happens at the Summit. And it’s absolutely in Canadas interest to support the move by NATO, not just because of Trump. Here’s me on #TheAgenda last night on defence spending and the Summit, inter alia…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4HE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4HE...
This shouldn’t be a surprise when it happens at the Summit. And it’s absolutely in Canadas interest to support the move by NATO, not just because of Trump. Here’s me on #TheAgenda last night on defence spending and the Summit, inter alia…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4HE3JWm_G4
NATO to embrace 5% GDP defence spending target in June, Secretary-General says
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NATO to embrace 5% GDP defence spending target in June, Secretary-General says
Proposal reported to be 3.5 per cent on core military and 1.5 percentage points on defence-related items
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May 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This shouldn’t be a surprise when it happens at the Summit. And it’s absolutely in Canadas interest to support the move by NATO, not just because of Trump. Here’s me on #TheAgenda last night on defence spending and the Summit, inter alia…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4HE3JWm_G4
But it’s a brilliantly tactical beige. Seriously. Anything else would have been folly.
The beigeification of Canadian foreign policy. 🫡 🇨🇦
Mark Carney deployed unbelievable levels of blandness in defence of Canada. Blandness like you've never seen.
May 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
But it’s a brilliantly tactical beige. Seriously. Anything else would have been folly.