Day: August 17, 2023

A Macbeth Signifying Nothing on the Salzburg Stage

Following an unfortunate trend in European stage production, Warlikowski reduces Macbeth to a psychiatric diagnosis, with the characters exploring their pathologies in the confines of a mental institution.

Gold, BRICS, and the Dollar

The upcoming BRICS summit next week will mark the beginning of a new era. But don’t count out the U.S. dollar just yet.

A <em>Macbeth</em> Signifying Nothing on the Salzburg Stage

A <em>Macbeth</em> Signifying Nothing on the Salzburg Stage

Following an unfortunate trend in European stage production, Warlikowski reduces Macbeth to a psychiatric diagnosis, with the characters exploring their pathologies in the confines of a mental institution.

August 17, 2023
Spain: VOX Frozen Out, As Catalan Support Secures Socialist Majority in Parliament

Spain: VOX Frozen Out, As Catalan Support Secures Socialist Majority in Parliament

Despite being the country’s third largest party, VOX was blocked from taking its seat on the Parliament’s governing bureau following machinations by the conservative PP, as separatist support secured the election of a socialist speaker of the house.

August 17, 2023
Gold, BRICS, and the Dollar

Gold, BRICS, and the Dollar

The upcoming BRICS summit next week will mark the beginning of a new era. But don’t count out the U.S. dollar just yet.

August 17, 2023
UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh

UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia called the Azeri government’s blockade of the region “an act of mass atrocity.”

August 17, 2023
Former German Intelligence Chief Faces Politically Motivated Investigation

Former German Intelligence Chief Faces Politically Motivated Investigation

“It is obvious that the BfV is no longer being used to protect the constitution, but is being misused to protect the government and to fight and persecute government critics,” says Hans-Georg Maassen.

August 17, 2023
White House: U.S. Military Presence in Europe Is Back to Cold War Levels

White House: U.S. Military Presence in Europe Is Back to Cold War Levels

100,000 U.S. troops are now stationed in Europe, Kirby announced, adding that the White House is “watching what’s going on in Belarus very, very closely.”

August 17, 2023
NATO Official: Ukraine Should Consider Giving Up Territory for Membership

NATO Official: Ukraine Should Consider Giving Up Territory for Membership

Kyiv reacted with fury, Moscow with smug glee, while NATO scrambled to correct a statement made by a senior official and reassure Ukraine of its support for territorial integrity.

August 17, 2023
Ukraine Considers Suspending Israel Visa Deal Amid Espionage Suspicions

Ukraine Considers Suspending Israel Visa Deal Amid Espionage Suspicions

Israel has taken an ambiguous position on the war refusing to furnish the Ukrainian army with weapons for fear of antagonising Russia in Syria.

August 17, 2023
Did Azerbaijan Fire on the EU Observer Mission in Armenia?

Did Azerbaijan Fire on the EU Observer Mission in Armenia?

Armenia and Azerbaijan contest the sequence of events that led to EU observers ducking for cover ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on the persecution of ethnic Armenians in the Lachin corridor.

August 17, 2023
Shadowbanned: AfD Accuses Twitter of Election Interference

Shadowbanned: AfD Accuses Twitter of Election Interference

What happened to Elon Musk’s free speech pledge? The European Conservative also has a “search selection ban” on the influential social media platform.

August 17, 2023
Upswing in Mediterranean Crossings Raises Migrant Death Toll

Upswing in Mediterranean Crossings Raises Migrant Death Toll

Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean Sea are fast approaching rates not seen since 2017.

August 17, 2023
Is NATO’s Eastern Border on the Verge of Conflict?

Is NATO’s Eastern Border on the Verge of Conflict?

NATO and Wagner troops have started to flex their muscle on the borders of Poland, the Baltic nations, and Belarus in a strategically important territory.

August 17, 2023