Category: NEWS

The Taiwan Strait: Borrell Calls for EU Warships

The Taiwan Strait: Borrell Calls for EU Warships

The foreign affairs chief urged “European navies to patrol the Taiwan Strait to signify Europe’s commitment to the freedom of navigation,” even though there are few member states capable of such missions, and even fewer who would do it.

April 24, 2023
Chinese Ambassador’s Comments Draw Ire of Baltic States

Chinese Ambassador’s Comments Draw Ire of Baltic States

Lu remarked that, as former Soviet countries, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, have no “effective status” as sovereign countries in international law.

April 24, 2023
West To Brace for Possible Islamist Attacks, Intel Reveals

West To Brace for Possible Islamist Attacks, Intel Reveals

According to a Pentagon assessment, ISIS operatives are using Afghanistan as a base for “aspirational plotting” against American and European targets.

April 24, 2023
Chat Control: EU Presents Draft Report on Mandatory Surveillance Law

Chat Control: EU Presents Draft Report on Mandatory Surveillance Law

The new proposal “doesn’t want users to be informed that their correspondence has been (falsely) reported,” the European Pirate Party’s assessment reads.

April 23, 2023
What To Expect From the Coronation of King Charles III

What To Expect From the Coronation of King Charles III

Palace insiders say the event will be “very small beer indeed,” in comparison to the coronation of 1953.

April 23, 2023
No National Veto for EU Commando Deployments 

No National Veto for EU Commando Deployments 

Current deployments of EU Battlegroups require unanimous support among member states with the 5,000-man response force operational before 2025.

April 23, 2023
Italy’s Rightist Government Proposes Heavy Fines For Monument and Art Vandalism 

Italy’s Rightist Government Proposes Heavy Fines For Monument and Art Vandalism 

The proposed legislation comes in response to numerous acts of vandalism by far-left, ‘eco-activists’ on Italy’s cultural sites.

April 22, 2023
British Deputy Prime Minister Resigns over ‘Bullying’ Allegations

British Deputy Prime Minister Resigns over ‘Bullying’ Allegations

While he accepted the inquiry’s “flawed” findings, Dominic Raab believes that it “set a dangerous precedent” by “setting the threshold for bullying so low.”

April 22, 2023
Italy Offers To Leave Belt and Road Initiative for Taiwan Chip Deal

Italy Offers To Leave Belt and Road Initiative for Taiwan Chip Deal

Italy is expected to eventually decouple from China regardless, with the Italian auto-industry slashing production in the face of a global semiconductor shortage.

April 22, 2023
Body of Spain’s Falange Founder To Be Exhumed

Body of Spain’s Falange Founder To Be Exhumed

A controversial figure, Primo de Rivera earned the admiration of prominent people on the Left, including his friend, the poet Lorca and anarchist leader Durruti.

India To Overtake China as World’s Most Populous Country

India To Overtake China as World’s Most Populous Country

China insists that its “population dividend has not disappeared” because this depends on “quality” as well as quantity.

April 22, 2023
EU To Encourage Its Own Chip Production

EU To Encourage Its Own Chip Production

According to von der Leyen, the deal “will power a clean tech industry made in Europe and strengthen our digital resilience and sovereignty.”

April 21, 2023