London Bridge has fallen
‘But you must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king’, with these words king Edward...
Category: Europe
Truss’s win shows a victory of pragmatism and populism over idealism in politics
Boris Johnson, a populist and charismatic leader won the UK 2019 elections with a landslide victory for a second term coincident with the rise of right-wing populist figures in other parts of the world....
How the European Union sanctions affected Crimea
From August 26 to 30, a group of international journalists had the opportunity to visit Crimea and see how the European Union sanctions affected Crimea. The author of this article was among that group...
Cold War 2.0: Washington & Moscow Race to Develop More Weapons Grade Uranium!
The USSR (and later Russia) and the United States generated more than 200 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium used in nuclear bombs during the Cold War and nuclear race. One of the most radioactive chemicals...
Is Russia buying artillery ammunition from North Korea?
U.S. intelligence has assessed that Moscow is buying millions of artillery shells and rockets from North Korea, the New York Times reported, on the heels of reports that the Russian military has begun using Iranian-made...
After Ukraine, Is Kazakhstan Next in the Kremlin’s Sights?
A social media post by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warning that northern Kazakhstan could be next in line after Ukraine was quickly taken down, but it reflects the mindset of Russian hawks and...
Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, denying the man who failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet empire the full state honours granted to Boris Yeltsin.
Putin’s personality cult: His role and impact on the Russian foreign policy
More than 30 years have passed since the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Still, Russia which is a pale shadow of the mighty erstwhile Soviet Union has been working on the ideas of “derzhavnost”...
Vostok 2022: The military exercise to watch out for
The Russian Federation-led Military exercise “VOSTOK 2022” is going to be held in the far east district in Russia from August 30-September 5. The exercise will see the militaries of China, India, Belarus, Mongolia,...
Europe’s Biggest Energy Crisis
The world is witnessing the biggest energy crisis since the 1973 oil crisis but today’s energy crisis is very different and in this energy crisis Europe is in the middle of the storm. Europe has...
