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Lithuania Stands Up to China
By December 16, 2021 Read More →

Lithuania Stands Up to China

China has blocked all imports from Lithuania and has ordered multinational companies to sever ties with the Baltic country or face being shut out of the Chinese market.

Posted in: Geopolitics
What Russia Wants in Ukraine
By December 6, 2021 Read More →

What Russia Wants in Ukraine

A massive build-up of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border is fueling speculation of an imminent invasion. Western leaders have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against military action, but they appear divided and weak and may be unable to stop him.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Germany’s Coalition Agreement
By November 30, 2021 Read More →

Germany’s Coalition Agreement

The three parties planning to form a new federal government in Germany have presented a coalition agreement that is to serve as a pre-agreed policy roadmap for the next four years.

Posted in: Europe, Germany
Spain: Migration Crisis Spirals Out of Control
By November 17, 2021 Read More →

Spain: Migration Crisis Spirals Out of Control

Prosecutors in Spain have charged a dozen North African migrants with sedition for illegally entering the country by forcing a commercial airliner to land on Spanish territory.

Posted in: Europe, Migration Crisis
European Army: Rhetoric versus Reality
By November 7, 2021 Read More →

European Army: Rhetoric versus Reality

European federalists seeking to transform the 27-member European Union into a European superstate — a so-called United States of Europe — have revived a decades-old proposal to build a European army.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Poland Claws Back Sovereignty from European Union
By October 26, 2021 Read More →

Poland Claws Back Sovereignty from European Union

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that Polish law takes precedence over European Union law. The landmark ruling, which seeks to reassert national sovereignty over certain judicial matters, has called into question the legitimacy of the EU’s supranational legal and political order.

Posted in: Europe, European Union
AUKUS Security Alliance Exposes EU’s Fecklessness
By September 29, 2021 Read More →

AUKUS Security Alliance Exposes EU’s Fecklessness

Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have announced a new tripartite strategic alliance aimed at countering China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.

UK: Record Number of Migrants Crossing English Channel
By September 16, 2021 Read More →

UK: Record Number of Migrants Crossing English Channel

Nearly a thousand migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East have attempted to cross the English Channel on small boats in just one day to illegally get into the United Kingdom.

Posted in: Europe, Migration Crisis
Belarus Floods EU with Migrants from Middle East
By September 5, 2021 Read More →

Belarus Floods EU with Migrants from Middle East

Thousands of migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East are pouring into the European Union from Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

Posted in: Europe, Migration Crisis
Europe Braces for Tsunami of Afghan Migrants
By August 26, 2021 Read More →

Europe Braces for Tsunami of Afghan Migrants

The Taliban conquest of Afghanistan is poised to trigger an unprecedented wave of Afghan migration to Europe, which is bracing for the arrival of potentially hundreds of thousands — possibly even millions — of refugees and migrants from the war-torn country.

Posted in: Europe, Migration Crisis
Europe: Mass Protests Against Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Passports’
By August 12, 2021 Read More →

Europe: Mass Protests Against Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Passports’

Protests are erupting in cities across Europe in response to government efforts to impose so-called Covid passports, documents that show proof of immunization against Covid-19.

Posted in: Coronavirus, Europe
Biden Administration “Surrenders” to Germany on Russian Gas Pipeline
By August 4, 2021 Read More →

Biden Administration “Surrenders” to Germany on Russian Gas Pipeline

The Biden administration has reached an agreement with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that allows for the completion of a controversial natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany.

Posted in: Energy, Geopolitics