Category: NEWS

British Historian Paul Johnson Dies at 94

Paul Johnson—British historian, journalist, and one-time speech-writer for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher—has passed away at the age of 94.

U.S. Senator: Germany has De Facto Left NATO

U.S. Senator: Germany has De Facto Left NATO

Referring to Germany’s refusal to let British aircraft fly military supplies through German air space, Senator Sasse suggested that the German government had returned to a pre-NATO situation. 

January 27, 2022
The Coup in Burkina Faso: A Military Junta Dissatisfied with Government Handling of Islamist Insurgency

The Coup in Burkina Faso: A Military Junta Dissatisfied with Government Handling of Islamist Insurgency

Lieutenant-colonel Damiba’s career suggests that his leading of the coup is directly tied to dissatisfaction over how the government was handling the country’s insecurity.

January 27, 2022
Zemmour: U.S. Working to Divide Europe; Urges Élysée to Seek Friendly Relations with Moscow

Zemmour: U.S. Working to Divide Europe; Urges Élysée to Seek Friendly Relations with Moscow

In his statements, which came on Sunday during an interview on France 5’s “C Dans L’air,” Zemmour not only called on the Élysée to seek out friendly relations with Moscow but also urged it to stop acting as a “tool of the United States,” which he insisted is trying to pit European nations against one another for its own foreign policy establishment’s benefit.

January 27, 2022
Libyan Parliamentary Committee Calls for Interim Prime Minister to Step Down

Libyan Parliamentary Committee Calls for Interim Prime Minister to Step Down

A parliamentary committee is arguing for a nine-month preparatory period in which to ready the country for elections, ensuring these are free of fraud, with an immediate vote to select a new prime minister proposed for next week.

January 27, 2022
Sweden: Sex Crime Increased Sharply in 2021; Up 25% From 2017

Sweden: Sex Crime Increased Sharply in 2021; Up 25% From 2017

An average of 25.3 rape incidents were reported per day in Sweden for a total of 9,240 cases in 2021, up 4% from last year’s figures and an astounding 25% from numbers recorded in 2017, according to preliminary statistical data from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå). 

January 27, 2022
EU: Does Poland Have To Pay?

EU: Does Poland Have To Pay?

Relations between Poland and European institutions have deteriorated considerably in recent months, leading to an increase in legal disputes between the two parties. On January 19th, Poland received a formal payment order from the European Commission for €69 million, with a payment obligation within 45 days.

January 26, 2022
China’s Repressive Regime Reinforced by World Trade Organization

China’s Repressive Regime Reinforced by World Trade Organization

According to the study, the Chinese regime has used its membership in the WTO “to legitimize its model in the face of a global economy dependent on its market and handcuffed by its commercial strategy.” The study firmly repudiates the WTO for having contributed “to legitimizing a profoundly authoritarian economic and political model.”

January 26, 2022
EU Government Deficits Declining

EU Government Deficits Declining

Two factors contribute to the decline in the consolidated budget deficit: the tapering of pandemic-related stimulus spending and the gradual return of economic activity to pre-pandemic normal.

January 26, 2022
Germany: 2021 Saw Record Number of Politically-Motivated Crimes 

Germany: 2021 Saw Record Number of Politically-Motivated Crimes 

The considerable uptick observed, according to the security authorities, was not caused by an increase in extreme-Left or extreme-Right activity, but by an increasingly tense social climate which—amid the COVID-19 pandemic—has taken hold of German society.

January 26, 2022
Hungarian FM: Our Existence is a Danger to the International Liberal Mainstream 

Hungarian FM: Our Existence is a Danger to the International Liberal Mainstream 

Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjárto told Tucker Carlson that the “patriotic, Christian-based policies” presently being pursued by Hungary’s national-conservative government pose a serious threat to the hegemony of the international liberal mainstream.

January 25, 2022
Germany: Friedrich Merz Elected New Chairman of Merkel’s CDU, Seeks Party’s Rebranding

Germany: Friedrich Merz Elected New Chairman of Merkel’s CDU, Seeks Party’s Rebranding

It is unclear exactly how Merz will pivot from the CDU’s former centrism and remain distinct from rightist-populist competitor AfD.

January 25, 2022
Emmanuel Macron Addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Emmanuel Macron Addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Emmanuel Macron displayed his ambition to promote European civilization and its culture, through a “common project respectful of the singularities and identities of each [nation].” In the exchange with French deputies, he recalled that he has never been opposed to promoting the Christian roots of Europe. The deputy from Rassemblement National attacked him: “Your Europe is 60 years old, ours is 3,000! You have made Europe the backyard of Washington, the prey of Beijing, the doormat of Erdogan, and the hotel of Africa.”

January 25, 2022