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Jonathan Manthorpe
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Former political reporter, foreign and war correspondent, and international affairs columnist for Canadian newspapers. Now a full-time author of books on current, historical, political, and social affairs.
Jonathan Manthorpe
@mogadishu92.bsky.social

The reactions today from our own leaders, and those of European and other democracies are an achievement for Trump. With one speech he has isolated the US from the rest of the world. America is the new North Korea, except Pyongyang has more friends.
April 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A thorough and thoughtful assessment in The British Columbia Review of my latest book, "On Canadian Democracy," which has become more relevant by the day since it was published last June.
thebcreview.ca/2024/12/20/2...
Matthew Downey reviews On Canadian Democracy by Jonathan Manthorpe
Matthew Downey reviews On Canadian Democracy, by Jonathan Manthorpe (Toronto: Cormorant Press, 2024) $19.95 / 9781770867543
thebcreview.ca
January 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The problems with Canada's political culture are, I contend in "On Candian Democracy," the fault of all political parties. But mostly, they stem from national complacency and refusal to face reality.
November 19, 2024 at 3:13 PM