Month: February 2023

The Case of Italy: Conservatives and the Challenge of Merit

The Italian government faces the challenge of restructuring the administrative machinery of the state and its entrenched managers inherited from previous administrations who are a historical remnant of political parties’ compromises.

Empire and Liberty?

There is a lot of really cheap thought flying around today in academic, media, and government industries dealing with political history. One of the chief tenets is that of the intrinsically evil nature of European colonization of much of the world.

Barçagate: Barcelona Football Corruption 

As VP of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Negreira would have received €1.4M from the Barcelona Football Club (and 7M going back to 2001).

Belarus To Form 100,000 Man Paramilitary Force

Belarus To Form 100,000 Man Paramilitary Force

Does the creation of a new paramilitary force indicate that Belarus is getting drawn further into the Ukraine war?

February 24, 2023
Chinese COVID Restrictions Helped EU Gas Imports

Chinese COVID Restrictions Helped EU Gas Imports

Commentators warn that Beijing may use the new energy relationship for political leverage.

February 24, 2023
Meloni Reaffirms Italy’s Support With Visit to Kyiv

Meloni Reaffirms Italy’s Support With Visit to Kyiv

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attributed Ukraine’s strength in resistance to nationalism, comparing it to Italy’s reunification in the 19th century.

February 24, 2023
Barçagate: Barcelona Football Corruption 

Barçagate: Barcelona Football Corruption 

As VP of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Negreira would have received €1.4M from the Barcelona Football Club (and 7M going back to 2001).

February 24, 2023
The Strange War — A Military Analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

The Strange War — A Military Analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Russian attack on Ukraine, which started a year ago, turned our world upside down. This is a summary of the war, and the lessons to be learned from it.

February 24, 2023
European Commission Bans Staff From Using TikTok Amid Security Fears

European Commission Bans Staff From Using TikTok Amid Security Fears

The social media giant described the decision as being based on “fundamental misconceptions” about security.

February 24, 2023
With NATO Cohesion in Mind, Blinken Urges Calming of Greek-Turkish Relations

With NATO Cohesion in Mind, Blinken Urges Calming of Greek-Turkish Relations

The U.S. secretary of state urged Greece and Turkey “to not take any unilateral actions or use any charged rhetoric that would only make things more difficult and more challenging.”

February 24, 2023
Dutch Governing Party Advocates Accepting Pedophilia and Teaching It in Schools

Dutch Governing Party Advocates Accepting Pedophilia and Teaching It in Schools

Promoting “virtual child pornography” might even decrease the risk of child abuse, the social-liberal D66’s youth organization believes.

February 24, 2023
One Year of War in Ukraine: Interviews With the Survivors

One Year of War in Ukraine: Interviews With the Survivors

Behind the statistics are real people who suffer the consequences of geopolitical maneuvers, calculations, and miscalculations out of their control.

Netanyahu’s Coalition Moves Forward on Judicial Reform

Netanyahu’s Coalition Moves Forward on Judicial Reform

Despite vociferous opposition, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition is moving ahead with solving Israel’s ‘activist judges’ problem.

February 23, 2023
Temper the Titans

Temper the Titans

The comparisons between football and war may seem strained to some. But the parallels exist because sport is a direct inheritance from war, and is pregnant with values such as loyalty and emotions like fear. 

February 23, 2023
EU Launches Military Training Mission to Niger

EU Launches Military Training Mission to Niger

The three-year mission to the last stable state in the Sahel region forms part of the EU’s increasingly proactive diplomatic policy, with commentators worried that Niger could be the latest African country to turn to Moscow.

February 23, 2023