Month: December 2022

U.S. Loses Track of Weapons in Ukraine

Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that an audit would be aimed at establishing to what extent “the U.S. aid is ending up in the wrong hands.” 

Neocons Are Not Conservatives

Neoconservatism is an ideology that consists of two things: a Scandinavian-style welfare state for domestic policy, and a Pax Americana doctrine for foreign policy. 

Macron Pleads for Guarantees for Russia

President Macron’s polemical viewpoint aroused indignation in the East but reminds us of an objective reality: Russia will not give in easily on issues that are deemed crucial to its security.

Les Républicains: First Round for the President

The game is not completely played in advance. Ciotti and Retailleau have in common that they both assume a conservative right-wing discourse, but each in their own way.

European Commission Recommends Freezing Funds for Hungary

European Commission Recommends Freezing Funds for Hungary

Despite its negative opinion on the payment of aid to Hungary, the European Commission alone does not have the power to decide on such a sanction.

December 4, 2022
Hungary Says It Will Veto EU-Ukraine 18 Billion Euro Aid Package

Hungary Says It Will Veto EU-Ukraine 18 Billion Euro Aid Package

“We are not in favor of this because we do not want the European Union to become a community of indebted states instead of a community of cooperating member states,” Prime Minister Orbán said.

December 4, 2022
Woman With Down Syndrome to Appeal Case Against UK Abortion Law

Woman With Down Syndrome to Appeal Case Against UK Abortion Law

Crowter’s case is the first challenge to the UK abortion law as discriminatory towards those with disabilities. 

December 4, 2022
Albania’s Authoritarian Slide and the EU-Western Balkans Summit

Albania’s Authoritarian Slide and the EU-Western Balkans Summit

It is easy to distinguish and denounce a full-blown dictatorship, one that haunts, censures, and kills thousands. It is less straightforward to spot a soft dictatorship in an EU candidate country.

Netherlands: Anti-Globalist FvD Party App Suffers Massive Data Leak

Netherlands: Anti-Globalist FvD Party App Suffers Massive Data Leak

The FvD quickly moved to plug the unfortunate leak that made over 92,000 members’ data public. Cyber attacks are suspected and a forensic investigation has been launched.

December 3, 2022
Balenciaga Retracts Ad Campaign After Accusations of Sexualizing Children

Balenciaga Retracts Ad Campaign After Accusations of Sexualizing Children

The father of one of the girls in the photos called the photo session an ‘“enjoyable day out” and a “fantastic time.”

December 3, 2022
French Writer Michel Houellebecq Says Great Replacement Theory is a “Fact”

French Writer Michel Houellebecq Says Great Replacement Theory is a “Fact”

Michel Houellebecq’s controversial statements came during a far-reaching discussion with highly-prolific French philosopher and author Michel Onfray.

December 3, 2022
Integration Expert Says Brussels Riots Inspired by Hatred of the West

Integration Expert Says Brussels Riots Inspired by Hatred of the West

Ruud Koopmans, a Dutch sociologist, professor at Humboldt University in Berlin, and researcher on migration, social integration, and transnationalization said many of the rioters “grew up in a culture of hatred of the West.”

December 3, 2022
Iranian Christian Couple Risking Death Penalty Denied Asylum

Iranian Christian Couple Risking Death Penalty Denied Asylum

Religious grounds are rarely taken into account by the bodies responsible for examining asylum applications. On the other hand, asylum applications based on sexual orientation do not seem to pose a problem for the French authorities.

December 3, 2022
EU Agrees to $60 Price Cap on Russian Seaborne Oil

EU Agrees to $60 Price Cap on Russian Seaborne Oil

The move comes despite Russian President Vladmir Putin’s warning that attempts by the West to cap the price of Russian oil would have “grave consequences” for world markets.

December 3, 2022
The Spirit of Narcissus and Modern Man

The Spirit of Narcissus and Modern Man

What we see in the world of artifice—on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook—is the substitution of the person with a manufactured icon; a shallow image reflected back in the clear pool.

December 3, 2022
SAS Airline Bleeding Money

SAS Airline Bleeding Money

The loss for SAS is severe, but other airlines, among them Lufthansa, Air France, Ryanair, and Norwegian, made a profit in the last quarter.

December 2, 2022