Month: February 2023

The End of Germany’s Electric Dreams?

The viability of electric vehicles has been challenged since the outbreak of war in Ukraine and a tripling of wholesale electricity prices in Germany.

EU Imposes New Sanctions on Iran

Iranian officials responded to the fifth round of EU sanctions with reciprocal sanctions and a declaration that the European restrictions had no basis in international law.

Sanctions Enforcement HQ Proposed in Brussels

Sanctions Enforcement HQ Proposed in Brussels

Sanctions are a “fundamental part of the EU’s geopolitical toolbox,” Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said.

February 22, 2023
Citizens Request Treaty Change for Abortion

Citizens Request Treaty Change for Abortion

The initiative is another example of attempts by abortion advocates to evade democracy.

February 22, 2023
Iranian-Israeli Shadow War Continues As IDF Strikes Damascus Neighbourhood

Iranian-Israeli Shadow War Continues As IDF Strikes Damascus Neighbourhood

The airstrikes represent a new round in an undeclared shadow war between Israel and Iran.

February 22, 2023
Putin Pulls Back From Nuclear Treaty, NATO Allies Concerned

Putin Pulls Back From Nuclear Treaty, NATO Allies Concerned

Russia’s decision demolishes the post-Cold War infrastructure essential to limiting nuclear arms.

February 22, 2023
Dust Thou Art: Donna Tartt’s <em>The Secret History</em> at Thirty

Dust Thou Art: Donna Tartt’s <em>The Secret History</em> at Thirty

To borrow from Flannery O’Connor, The Secret History might not be Christ-centered, but it is certainly Christ-haunted. As such, the novel makes for excellent Lenten reading.

February 22, 2023
Portugal: Top Court Strikes Down Euthanasia Law

Portugal: Top Court Strikes Down Euthanasia Law

This is not the first time that the court has found the euthanasia law too vague.

February 21, 2023
Economic Suicide? Italy Leads Opposition to EU’s 2035 Ban on Fossil Fuel Cars

Economic Suicide? Italy Leads Opposition to EU’s 2035 Ban on Fossil Fuel Cars

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini brandished the plans as economic suicide and insinuated that EU legislators had been influenced by Chinese lobbyists.

February 21, 2023
Japanese PM Pledges $5.5 Billion Financial Aid for Ukraine

Japanese PM Pledges $5.5 Billion Financial Aid for Ukraine

Two-thirds of Japanese believe in supporting Ukraine, even if that’s economically harmful to them, as PM Kishida vows to ramp up financial aid.

February 21, 2023
China To Present Alternative Peace Plan For Ukraine

China To Present Alternative Peace Plan For Ukraine

China is expected to reveal its peace plan this week. Although officially neutral, there is concern that Beijing is using the conflict to divide the U.S. and Europe.

February 21, 2023
Boris Johnson Intervenes on Brexit, Sparking Rumours of Possible Return

Boris Johnson Intervenes on Brexit, Sparking Rumours of Possible Return

Critics suggest the former prime minister is less interested in resolving Brexit than finding himself back in the halls of power.

February 21, 2023
Thousands Protest ‘15-Minute City’ in Oxford

Thousands Protest ‘15-Minute City’ in Oxford

Protestors oppose the climate-motivated traffic restrictions, calling them an infringement on freedom.

February 21, 2023
AfD and Die Linke Demand Investigation Into Nord Stream Attack

AfD and Die Linke Demand Investigation Into Nord Stream Attack

During the debate, members of AfD and Die Linke called into question the federal government’s silence on the attack, with one of the lawmakers suggesting that the ruling coalition is completely subservient to the United States.

February 21, 2023