Hszi Csin-ping kínai elnök hétvégi beszéde újabb bizonyítéka volt annak, Kína az Egyesült Államok riválisa akar lenni a világpolitika színpadán, véget ért a békés „nézelődés” korszaka. A kínai pártvezér azt is tudatta, igényt tartanak Tajvanra. Bár a köztársaságban élők mindössze egy százaléka szeretne azonnal csatlakozni Kínához és öt százalékra tehető …
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Nedělní ráno bylo jak probuzení ze zlého snu. Andrej Babiš de facto přestal být premiérem České republiky a změnil se v dosluhujícího předsedu vlády. Tedy člověka, který jen čeká na nástup nového kabinetu, balí si pomalu své věci. Dodělává, co musí dodělat, a ví, že půjde. Jinou variantu Babišovi výsledek …
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European Union officials have warned that the bloc “is at risk of collapse” unless it challenges a ruling by Poland’s top court over the supremacy of EU law, which is seen as a central pillar of European integration. Vera Jourova, the EU commissioner from the Czech Republic, said Monday: “If …
Read More »The Government must hold its nerve on latest Brexit stand-off
The dreaded topic of Brexit is back in the news this week with the EU expected to publish on Wednesday its basis for fresh negotiations on Northern Ireland’s disputed special trade status. UK Brexit minister David Frost is expected to pre-empt this EU move by making a landmark speech tomorrow …
Read More »H «Φάρμα των Ζώων» για τις παράνομες, βίαιες επαναπροωθήσεις προσφύγων και την έρευνα 10 διεθνών ΜΜΕ
Η κατάσταση με τις διεθνείς αποκαλύψεις για συστηματικές, παράνομες και βίαιες επαναπροωθήσεις προσφύγων στο Αιγαίο έχει φτάσει σε τέτοιο σημείο, που η Επίτροπος Μετανάστευσης της Κομισιόν, Ίλβα Γιοχάνσον, καταγγέλλει δημόσια την Ελλάδα ότι αρνείται να διερευνήσει τα στοιχεία της μεγάλης έρευνας δέκα ευρωπαϊκών δημοσιογραφικών οργανισμών, Μιλάμε προφανώς για την ίδια …
Read More »Afghanistan Tackles the Islamic State
On October 8, a terrible blast struck the worshippers attending Friday noon prayers at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in the Khan Abad district of Bandar, the capital of Kunduz, one of Afghanistan’s largest cities in its northern belt. This is a mosque frequented by Shia Muslims, who were referred to …
Read More »Heroes or Parasites: Europe’s Self-serving Politics on Refugees
Language is politics and politics is power. This is why the misuse of language is particularly disturbing, especially when the innocent and vulnerable pay the price. The wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries in recent years have resulted in one of the greatest …
Read More »A face-off over Nord Stream 2
The Russian President Vladimir Putin will be delivering “an informative and very important speech and then take part in a plenary discussion” on Wednesday in Moscow at the Russian Energy Week, an international forum on the global energy sector. Expectations are running high in the energy circles in Europe and …
Read More »Pro-Iranian groups reject early Iraq election results as ‘scam’
Several pro-Iranian parties promise to launch an appeal after early results show losses for parties with PMF links. Pro-Iranian parties and armed groups have denounced early results from Iraq’s elections as “manipulation” and a “scam”. Sunday’s parliamentary election – the fifth in the war-scarred country since the US-led invasion and …
Read More »Putting A Proper Price On Spending – OpEd
President Biden has hit the road in an attempt to peddle the Democrats’ mega spending package—a package that originally carried an eye-popping price tag of $3.5 trillion. It now appears that haggling amongst the Democrats has dialed the advertised price tag down to $2.3 trillion or less. Or, at least, …
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