Bridget Ryder is a news writer for The European Conservative. She holds degrees in Spanish and Catholic Studies.
Ukraine Attacks Deeper Behind Front But Stalemate on the Ground

Ukraine Attacks Deeper Behind Front But Stalemate on the Ground

An official, speaking anonymously, said Ukraine was now consistently achieving “kinetic effects” deep behind Russia’s lines.

August 21, 2022
International Talks Address Fear of Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine

International Talks Address Fear of Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Lviv for talks on nuclear safety and grain exports.

August 21, 2022
Spanish President Wants More Power to Classify Information

Spanish President Wants More Power to Classify Information

Critics condemn the draft law for empowering politicians to remove information from public access—and therefore civic debate—simply because it is embarrassing or inconvenient for the government.

August 19, 2022
Nuclear Weapon Proliferation Takes on New Life

Nuclear Weapon Proliferation Takes on New Life

There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterised global nuclear arsenals since the end of the Cold War have ended.

August 18, 2022
How the Latin Kings Became a Spanish Street Gang

How the Latin Kings Became a Spanish Street Gang

Simply railing against illegal immigration misses the point. Industrialization, urbanisation, globalisation, and crime are today a web of interconnected factors. Latin American gangs in Madrid are the perfect example.

August 15, 2022
Monkeypox Rebranded

Monkeypox Rebranded

In a letter from June 29th, scientists from around the world called for a new, non-discriminatory, and non-stigmatizing name for monkeypox.

August 15, 2022
Germany Pulls Out of Mali

Germany Pulls Out of Mali

This is the latest in a reduction of European troops in the country which were there to help the Malian government fight jihadist insurgents.

August 15, 2022
Drought in Norway Newest Energy Threat

Drought in Norway Newest Energy Threat

This year’s drought has brought water reservoir levels so low that the government is considering having to temporarily stop hydroelectricity exports.

August 14, 2022
RyanAir to Raise Prices, Blames Airports for Delays

RyanAir to Raise Prices, Blames Airports for Delays

O’Leary blamed the summer’s travel problems on a lack of planning by airport officials, saying they knew schedules months in advance.

August 14, 2022
Greek Government Facing Phone-Tapping Scandal

Greek Government Facing Phone-Tapping Scandal

In his speech to the nation, PM Mitsotakis attempted damage control by calling the phone-tapping legal, but wrong.

August 13, 2022
Russian-Crimean Airbase Destruction is Confirmed

Russian-Crimean Airbase Destruction is Confirmed

Ukraine has coyly neither accepted nor denied responsibility for the explosions that startled tourists at the beach.

August 12, 2022
Hungary and Slovakia Step Up to Keep Russian Oil Flowing Through Ukraine

Hungary and Slovakia Step Up to Keep Russian Oil Flowing Through Ukraine

Oil deliveries from Russia had been detained through the southern half of the Druzhba pipeline due to a problem with transit fee payments caused by EU sanctions.

August 12, 2022