Mark MacKinnon

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Senior International Correspondent, The Globe and Mail

London

Canada, Military, Russia, United Kingdom, World

As seen in: The Globe and Mail, Apple News, Globe and Mail Breaking News Newsletter, The Decibel, Kyiv Post, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Ryerson Review of Journalism, Canada News Journal

Senior International Correspondent for The Globe and Mail. Now based in London, after stops in Moscow, the Middle East and Beijing.

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Articles by Mark MacKinnon

Serbians celebrate ouster of Vucic as proof their country is a real democracy

Oct 26, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Kyiv under constant bombardment from Russian drones as winter approaches

Sep 27, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Zelensky plans to visit Canada next week, but trip yet to be finalized, sources say

Sep 02, 2026 |

By Marieke Walsh , Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Did the Leipzig incident bring Russia and NATO closer to all-out war?

Sep 02, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Afghanistan's fifth year in the wilderness

Aug 14, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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What's behind the protests in Ukraine?

Jul 22, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Russia has been waging hybrid warfare against Britain for its support of Ukraine

Jul 05, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Ukraine's push to de-Russify itself claims another head. A stone one, that is

Jun 26, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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In the trenches

Jun 11, 2026 |

By Olga Ivashchenko, Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Ukraine beefs up defences in Chornobyl exclusion zone, near border with Belarus

Jun 11, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Ukrainian civilians are caught up in the grim pattern of Putin's war

Jun 02, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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The war in the Middle East already has one big winner: Russia

Mar 16, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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How the ‘Dahiya Doctrine’ rose from the ashes in Lebanon

Mar 13, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Israel may be splitting Lebanon in two, Lebanese cabinet minister says

Mar 09, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Middle East Airlines is still flying out of Beirut, to the sound of gunfire

Mar 08, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Israel’s search in Lebanon for remains of long-lost weapons officer triggers deadly shootout

Mar 07, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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‘Shia Crescent’ grapples with fear and anger after Iran’s upheaval

Mar 06, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Hezbollah’s decision to enter the war sparks anger and confusion among Lebanese

Mar 05, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Fighting in Lebanon expands to areas that are not traditional Hezbollah strongholds

Mar 04, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Live updates:Global markets slide and energy prices soar as U.S., Israel say attack ahead of schedule

Mar 04, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon , Alexandra Posadzki , Andrew Galbraith

| The Globe and Mail

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Israel expands war with incursion into southern Lebanon to push Hezbollah back

Mar 03, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Shia Muslims, militias grapple with uncertainty after Khamenei’s assassination

Mar 02, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Live updates: Middle East war widens as Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon; instability hits markets

Mar 02, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon , Eric Reguly , James Griffiths

| The Globe and Mail

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Shia Muslims, militias grapple with uncertainty after Khamenei’s assassination

Mar 01, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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The tragic war in Ukraine has become tragically normal

Feb 21, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Putin unleashes his fury on Ukraine, in a warning that Russia can still upset the table

Jan 09, 2026 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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CAF espionage case linked to allegation that Postmedia journalist has ties to Russia

Dec 19, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon , Robert Fife , Steven Chase

| The Globe and Mail

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CAF member allegedly leaked the identity of a soldier involved in covert intelligence

Dec 17, 2025 |

By Robert Fife , Steven Chase , Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Canadian military intelligence officer allegedly shared classified information with Ukraine

Dec 16, 2025 |

By Robert Fife , Steven Chase , Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Kyiv digs in for a war-weary winter in Ukraine

Dec 12, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Zelensky ‘ready’ to hold wartime election if U.S. provides security guarantees

Dec 10, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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‘It doesn’t look like they want to stop fighting’: Ukrainian soldiers see little hope in talks or on front line

Dec 09, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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A year after al-Assad’s fall, Syrians are afraid – and more divided than ever

Dec 02, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy

Nov 29, 2025 |

By Tom Cardoso , Carrie Tait , Mark MacKinnon , Stephanie Chambers

| The Globe and Mail

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Russian opposition figures head to Ottawa to plea for dissidents in ICE detention centres

Nov 28, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Duelling peace plans show relief for Ukraine remains a long way off

Nov 24, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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In Putin’s Russia, musicians face arrests for protest songs

Nov 22, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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U.S. peace plan for Ukraine bears strong resemblance to Putin’s terms

Nov 21, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Trump supports peace proposal that calls for Ukraine to cede land, source says

Nov 20, 2025 |

By Adrian Morrow , Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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U.S. peace plan calls on Ukraine to give up land, receives negative reaction from Kyiv

Nov 19, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Syrians with close Canadian ties play outsized role in postwar government

Nov 17, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Corruption scandal in Ukraine prompts fears the West will abandon it to its fate

Nov 14, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Mayor lowers 2026 proposed City budget increase and adjusts timeline for separate boards to consider reductions

Nov 13, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| guelph.ca

Guelph, Ont., November 13, 2025 – Today, Mayor Cam Guthrie has revealed his final update to his proposed 2026 City of Guelph budget, which lowers the initial net tax levy increase to maintain affordability. “Ensuring that our City’s budget remains affordable and sustainable for those who live and work in Guelph has been, and continues to be, my top priority,” said Mayor Cam Guthrie.

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Crackdowns at the beach heighten Syrian women’s fears for their freedoms

Nov 08, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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The harrowing duty of Syria’s White Helmets is crucial to the country’s future

Nov 05, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Damascus Halloween rave offers Syrians chance to unwind, but new regime ever present

Nov 03, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Syrian MPs hold cautious hope for a democratic future

Oct 31, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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A dispatch from Gaza as the fragile ceasefire takes hold

Oct 16, 2025 |

By Sherrill Sutherland , Mark MacKinnon

| The Decibel

Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account Log in or create a free account to listen to this article. For the best listening experience and to never miss an episode, subscribe to The Decibel on your favourite podcast app or platform: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts and YouTube. The ceasefire in Gaza that U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker has been in place since Friday.

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At leaders’ summit in Egypt, Trump unveils fuzzy commitment to ‘peace in the Middle East’

Oct 14, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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Russian drones over Europe could be a ‘psyop’ - or preparations for a wider war

Oct 14, 2025 |

By Mark MacKinnon

| The Globe and Mail

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