Month: July 2022

Canada Returns Gas Turbine to Russia

Canada’s return of a repaired gas turbine to Russia has left Germans relieved that the gas flow through Nord Stream 1 may soon resume. But Ukrainian officials are disappointed about the circumvention of sanctions.

Euro Weakens vs. Ruble

In the first quarter of this year, the euro area ran a combined trade and financial deficit vs. Russia of €-26 billion. Only the deficit vs. China was bigger, at €-38.8 billion.

Russia Eyeing Alaska?

Billboards claiming “Alaska is ours!” have been spotted in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. While part of a marketing campaign of a company called ‘Alaska,’ some Duma members are openly considering reclaiming Alaska for Russia.

Why the West Refuses to Control its Borders

Political theory has been reduced to a Manichean choice: either universalist human rights liberalism, shorn of any particular attachments (except during the Olympics) or expansionary, genocidal, blood and soil nationalism.

The Rules of the Race to Replace Boris

The 1922 Committee, responsible for drafting the rules, has revealed that 20 nominations from fellow Tory MPs is enough for a candidate to progress to the next round.

The UberFiles: Macron Once Again Embroiled in Scandal

Emmanuel Macron is not the only head of state involved. The investigation comes from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Based on a leak of 124,000 internal Uber documents, it reveals a wide-ranging strategy.

U.S. Ends Tax Treaty with Hungary

Hungary is the last holdout among the 27 members of the European Union, thus blocking Brussels from implementing the tax-cartel minimum rate.

Emma Watson and J.K. Rowling at War

Emma Watson and J.K. Rowling at War

On several occasions, Emma Watson has distinguished herself through deliberately militant and feminist statements, especially toward J.K. Rowling. This time she may have gone too far, since some of her detractors do not hesitate to call her a “woke brat.”

First Steps of Elisabeth Borne, France’s New Prime Minister

First Steps of Elisabeth Borne, France’s New Prime Minister

Elisabeth Borne seemed to willingly partake in the delicate exercise of navigating among oppositional factions, despite the electric atmosphere in the Palais Bourbon.

Slovakia Wants to Mute Visegrád Foreign Policy

Slovakia Wants to Mute Visegrád Foreign Policy

In the wake of the war in Ukraine, internal division within the Visegrád group is at an all-time high. The upcoming Slovakian presidency hopes to shift attention away from foreign politics to economic and cultural collaboration.

Common Culture and Identity: On Surviving as a People

Common Culture and Identity: On Surviving as a People

One of the terrible features of modernity is that we measure everything by the criteria of productivity and success. But we were not made to be productive, nor to be successful, at least not as our world understands such terms. We were made to flourish.

July 8, 2022
A Taste of Our Own Medicine: China Turns Our Rhetoric Against Us

A Taste of Our Own Medicine: China Turns Our Rhetoric Against Us

With Russia and China increasingly adopting Western ideological talking points and using them against us, it is time for us to question our commitment to a rhetoric that emulates the effectiveness of socialist countries.

July 8, 2022
Togo and Gabon Join the Commonwealth

Togo and Gabon Join the Commonwealth

The attractiveness of the Commonwealth is a reflection of the deficiencies in French policy, which for several years has been unable to maintain constructive relations with its former colonies, both culturally and economically.

OPEC Loses its Secretary General in the Midst of Energy Crisis

OPEC Loses its Secretary General in the Midst of Energy Crisis

OPEC’s Secretary General, without executive power in the strict sense, usually plays a decisive diplomatic role in facilitating discussions between producer countries with often divergent interests.

$750 Billion Towards Ukraine’s Recovery

$750 Billion Towards Ukraine’s Recovery

While Kyiv wants frozen Russian assets to go towards rebuilding its war-torn nation, the thorny issue of its legality remains.

Czechia Outlines Priorities for Presidency: Defence, Energy, and Ukraine

Czechia Outlines Priorities for Presidency: Defence, Energy, and Ukraine

He chose as his theme “Europe as a task,” inspired in an essay by communist resistance leader and first Czechian prime minister Václav Klaus.

July 8, 2022
Berlin: Lecture on Binary Nature of Human Sexuality Canceled

Berlin: Lecture on Binary Nature of Human Sexuality Canceled

A self-described “very Left” biologist is accused by Green politicians of “inhumane biologism” for insisting on biological bi-sexual differences.

July 8, 2022
Conservative Success in Two Charts

Conservative Success in Two Charts

We conservatives often identify ourselves by a set of principles and values: we honor family, faith, country, and tradition. The

July 7, 2022
Boris Johnson Resigns

Boris Johnson Resigns

Prime Minister Boris Johnson plainly calculated that it would be more dignified to quit than carry on an unwinnable fight.

July 7, 2022