Eurasia

Er lächelt’s einfach weg

Mark Rutte bleibt den Niederländern trotz Lügen und Skandalen erhalten. Egal, den Preis bezahlen ja die Bürger. Hinterher ist man halt schlauer. Hätten die niederländischen Wähler vorher gewusst, was nach der Wahl im März passieren würde, hätten sie Mark Rutte wohl nicht noch einmal das Vertrauen geschenkt. Denn der Dauerpremier …

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How Poland Blew Its Chance To Get Billions In EU Recovery Cash

The EU’s Justice Commissioner received “brutal” treatment last month in Warsaw, a member of his delegation said, during talks aimed at defusing a dispute over the independence of Poland’s judiciary that is blocking billions of euros in economic aid. In a carefully staged media appearance, Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro …

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Why The Casual Attitude Toward Inflation?

The Federal Reserve and the Biden administration seem to have a very casual attitude toward inflation. When inflation started to draw some attention, the Federal Reserve’s official line was that it was transitory. In June, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said it was temporary, and John Williams, President of the …

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Putin Laments Soviet Breakup As Demise Of ‘Historical Russia,’ Amid Ukraine Fears

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 as the demise of “historical Russia,” a comment that could fuel speculation about his foreign policy intentions amid a buildup of tens of thousands of Russian troops in regions bordering Ukraine. “It was the disintegration of …

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US, Lithuania Sign Agreement To Further Military Interoperability

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas to the Pentagon for meetings and to sign a reciprocal defense procurement agreement that aims to strengthen deterrence in Europe. NATO ally Lithuania is one of the frontline states that borders Russia. Anusauskas told Austin that his …

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Rocznica stanu wojennego. W wykonaniu PiS to podła gala hipokryzji

Rację mieli Klaudia Jachira i Franciszek Sterczewski z KO oraz większość klubu Lewicy, że nie poparli w Sejmie uchwały na rocznicę stanu wojennego. Też bym za nią nie głosował i dziwi mnie wsparcie reszty opozycji. Nie chodzi tylko o to, że przygotowana przez PiS uchwała traktuje o „Solidarności” i walce …

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Editorial: An historic opportunity

Liberal democracies, on both sides of the Atlantic, were tested over the last years by a wave of populism that attempted to sweep away everything in its path. Values were disputed, institutions were undermined. Liberal democracies, on both sides of the Atlantic, were tested over the last years by a …

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Credibilidad socialdemócrata

La crisis de la pandemia ha propiciado el regreso de la confianza en el Estado como instrumento de justicia social Los cantos funerarios van a tener que esperar. El último ciclo electoral que ha vivido Europa —también en España y Portugal, pasando por las elecciones municipales italianas— ha dado un …

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Jędrzej Bielecki: Zachować karty do końca gry

Dla Kijowa sytuacja jest jasna. Za sześć tygodni rosyjskie czołgi mogą przekroczyć granice, rozpoczynając inwazję na Ukrainę od północy, wschodu i południa. To więc ostatnia chwila, aby dozbroić armię i spowodować, że koszt wojny będzie dla Kremla wyższy. Dlatego Ukraińcy przyjmują z niezrozumieniem decyzję niemieckiego rządu o wstrzymaniu dostaw broni …

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At G7 Meeting, U.K. Implores Iran To Seize ‘Last Chance’ For Serious Approach To Nuclear Talks

The United Kingdom publicly challenged Iran on December 12 to seize on a “last chance” to bring serious proposals to negotiations on a lasting solution to revive a six-year-old nuclear deal. The appeal follows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s assurance a day earlier that Tehran is serious in the ongoing but …

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