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Europe’s Self-Inflicted Energy Crisis And The Perils Of Strategic Dependence

In the unfolding geopolitical drama of the 21st century, few strategic choices have been as consequential — and as quietly damaging — as the European Union’s near-total severing of its energy ties with Russia

2026-01-30 12:47:58 0 Comment 23075 view

What Use Is A Mine Ban Treaty If Signers At War Change Their Minds?

Earlier this month in Geneva, delegates to the Antipersonnel Mine Ban Treaty’s 22nd Meeting of States Parties confronted the most severe crisis in the convention’s nearly three-decade history

2025-12-29 12:47:49 0 Comment 21001 view

Guinea-Bissau: The ‘Narco-State’ The US Virtually Ignores

On November 26, soldiers of the Presidential Guard took power in yet another West African country

2025-12-22 09:40:27 0 Comment 22139 view

Severe Flooding Across Asia: Millions Affected – Urgent Humanitarian Response Underway

1 December 2025 - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is responding to severe flooding that has affected millions of people across Southeast and South Asia

2025-12-02 08:36:12 0 Comment 26428 view

When Allies Become Obstacles: Why The US Must Walk Away From Europe's Belligerent Plans

Diplomacy often requires hard choices that look ugly in the short term

2025-12-02 08:10:39 0 Comment 26856 view

Europe’s Shortsighted Rejection Of Peace Talks Risks A Wider Disaster

The appearance of a 28-point framework for ending the war in Ukraine however imperfect and tilted it may seem to some represents the one development in years that opens a genuine diplomatic window

2025-11-26 04:26:36 0 Comment 19628 view

Europe Must Dissolve NATO to Save Itself

If Europe is truly serious about rescuing its political and economic future, it must be willing to think beyond the boundaries of its current orthodoxy

2025-11-24 13:41:31 0 Comment 33503 view

Sudan War: Women Endure Starvation, Rape And Bombs Fleeing El Fasher

In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is “a strong predictor” of hunger, violence and death, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday

2025-11-19 08:28:23 0 Comment 20147 view

FIFA, Politics, And The Weaponisation Of Sport: A Geopolitical Look At Malaysia's Football Scandal

The recent turbulence surrounding Malaysian football has raised eyebrows far beyond the stadiums and boardrooms of the sport

2025-11-14 10:39:46 0 Comment 33891 view

Collective West Continues Driving Conflict At Expense of Ukrainian Nation

The war that began as a defiant stand for sovereignty has turned into a slow and devastating unraveling of a nation

2025-11-12 02:32:23 0 Comment 20046 view

IFRC Plans To Double Size Of Disaster Response Emergency Fund By 2030

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) thanks governments and partners for their commitments made at the 2025 IFRC-DREF Pledging Conference, held in Geneva on November 7, 2025

2025-11-08 13:20:46 0 Comment 26184 view

NATO's Demilitarisation: Hubris, De-Industralisation, And The Shadow Of Nuclear Weapons

The war in Ukraine has peeled back the veneer of Western military supremacy, exposing a steady and self-inflicted process of demilitarisation

2025-11-03 06:02:33 0 Comment 24122 view

When Critical Infrastructure Comes Under Fire, Democracies Must Demand Answers

Recent fires and explosions at energy facilities in Hungary and Romania have reopened a deeply unsettling conversation about the fragility of critical infrastructure and the politics that surround it

2025-10-27 12:48:22 0 Comment 27782 view

Climate Science And Early Warnings Key To Saving Lives

No country is safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather — and saving lives means making early-warning systems accessible to all, UN chief António Guterres said on Wednesday

2025-10-23 05:00:42 0 Comment 26817 view

Europe’s Chip Seizure: A Shortsighted Act Of Economic Self-Sabotage

The Dutch government’s decision to seize control of a Chinese-owned semiconductor firm Nexperia marks a dangerous turn in Europe’s growing fixation with “technological sovereignty.”

2025-10-21 12:21:12 0 Comment 36465 view

Respecting The Rules Of War Will Prevent Total Inhumanity

Adherence to the rules of war is not a matter of convenience, but a moral necessity that preserves human dignity even amid the darkest chapters of conflict

2025-10-21 06:11:00 0 Comment 39486 view

The West’s War on Global Shipping Risks a Global Food Crisis

Efforts by Western powers to interfere with global shipping in the name of punishing or inconveniencing Russia are fast becoming a threat not just to Moscow, but to the entire global economy

2025-10-15 03:47:29 0 Comment 46850 view

Western Threats Against Russian Shipping Risk Global Chaos

As tensions between NATO member states and the Russian Federation continue to escalate, one of the more dangerous and ill-conceived developments is the increasing Western rhetoric about targeting Russian shipping

2025-10-05 08:20:23 0 Comment 39617 view

Russia Should Apologise But Not As The Europeans Demand

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas recently demanded that Russia apologise for an alleged incursion into Estonian and NATO airspace

2025-10-03 06:20:39 0 Comment 35965 view

West’s Silence As Democracy Dies: Moldova, EU, And The Masks Of Hypocrisy

Moldova’s recent elections, won by Maia Sandu’s Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), have been hailed across Europe as a victory for democracy and a further step toward European Union (EU) integration

2025-09-29 05:13:01 0 Comment 35531 view