Matthew Fisher, The Vancouver Sun

Matthew Fisher

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  • National Post
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  • The Windsor Star
  • Edmonton Journal
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Past articles by Matthew:

Matthew Fisher: Little Guam could be where World War Three begins

HONG KONG — Guam boasts it is “Where America’s Day Begins.” If the war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jung-Un is not toned down, and if China —seized by the looming peril to its own strategic and economic interests — does not put a check on North Korean behaviour, Guam’s catchy tourist slogan […] → Read More

While everyone was distracted by North Korea and Manila, China scored a major win

With so much else going on in Asia and elsewhere today, China scored a huge victory at the ASEAN summit that almost went unnoticed — its incursions into the South China Sea → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Who is John Kelly, and is he the man for Trump’s impossible mission?

Almost everyone with an opinion on Trump regarded Kelly’s appointment as the president’s right-hand man as a poisoned chalice → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Battle for Mosul could be prelude to wider, deadlier Shia-Sunni conflict

Sunni resentment across the Middle East has only grown with every Shia victory. So does Israeli anxiety → Read More

‘A helluva shot’: Canada’s top soldier lauds record-breaking sniper

‘That shot, coming from more than three-and-a-half kilometres away so surprised the ambush that (ISIL) had no idea where it came from’ → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Confronting compassion fatigue in South Sudan as millions flee the country

After years of crisis before and since the civil war, NGOs say there is a 'compassion fatigue' when it comes to aid and support for the African nation → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Could Trudeau be key to bridging Trump-Europe impasse?

Trudeau appears to be the only Western leader who has been able to establish cordial — even friendly — relations with the often blunt, mercurial president → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Trump didn't scold Trudeau by name, but his point was clear

A NATO official familiar with the issue said the alliance was privately deeply frustrated at Canada’s unwillingness to meet its obligations → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Trump heads to Europe, and his sternest test yet is just days away

The most vexing topic, and the subtext that will lurk behind every discussion in Brussels, is the perception → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Trump is a volatile presence in a volatile world

At or near the top of Trump’s potential hit-list would most likely be North Korea, Iran, Russia and China. Another possibility is a wider war against ISIL → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Trump was wrong on the details, but right about ‘problems’ in Sweden

I was thunderstruck to see Malmo beset today with raw ethnic tensions between what Quebecers might call ‘Old Stock Swedes’ and newcomers → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Rio’s Olympics will be remembered as a success because they were not a failure

Matthew Fisher: Brilliant performances from the main characters — the athletes — and a raucous closing ceremony turned Rio 2016 into something special → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Trudeau a ‘driving force’ in convincing G7 leaders to no longer to pay ransoms, diplomat says

If Japan, Germany, France and Italy actually make good on this commitment it would represent a shift in policy - and Trudeau’s most tangible impact at his first G7 meeting → Read More

Canadian hostage John Ridsdel confirmed dead as police find severed head in Southern Philippines

The chairman of the Philippine Red Cross confirmed police on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Allies wait for greater defence commitment from Canada while Russia militarizes Arctic

The defence of the north matters far more than it did a few years ago because Vladimir Putin is spending massively to build up his military forces there → Read More

Matthew Fisher: Shooting of Russian jet by Turkey puts world in uncharted territory

While a shooting war between Russia and Turkey or between Russia and NATO seems highly unlikely at this point, the incident sets a new post-Cold War low in their relations → Read More

Matthew Fisher: A sliver of Mideast calm, courtesy of Vladimir Putin

Der Spiegel magazine wondered last week why it was that Syria was at the top of the West’s agenda yet it was Putin who was restoring order there → Read More

Clock ticking on Canada’s refugee plan while UN, diplomats express concern over timeline

The chief concern was whether Canada had given itself enough time to conduct the rigorous vetting required to ensure refugees were not connected to terror groups → Read More

Even Syrian refugees agree it is not easy to identify the fakes

The refugees here say they understand the challenge facing anyone assessing who really is a refugee and who isn’t. ‘Every one of us has heard about fake passports and ID cards’ → Read More

For Syrian refugees packed into Lebanon, Paris attacks bring fear — and hope to win ‘refugee lottery’

If the resettlement door is shut by countries such as Canada, Syrian exiles in Lebanon who did not join this year’s exodus to Europe may face a difficult lifetime → Read More