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.

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

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

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

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).

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.

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

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.”

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

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

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

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.