
Nato Chief Fears Ukraine Will Precipitate “Major War” Between West and Russia
Stoltenberg says NATO’s principal task is to stop the war from spreading westward toward Europe.
Stoltenberg says NATO’s principal task is to stop the war from spreading westward toward Europe.
Advent’s “O Antiphons,” like the snow, return annually, always fresh. They call us to renew the faith that animates Europe’s beating heart.
The troubles of this winter may cause Europeans to search for leadership alternatives focused more on national interests. The politics of Hungary and Italy may spread across the continent, with a rise of conservative victories.
“This war in Ukraine is not in the interest of European countries, certainly not of France, [but] perhaps of the Americans,” General Pierre de Villiers said.
A growing area of concern, according to the numbers released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, is the number of people who are neither working nor studying.
The objective is to find a balance among countries with widely diverging interests, from the Visegrad to the southern states.
The reason for Russia’s trade surplus with Europe is two-fold: the EU’s need for Russian products and the high price of gas and oil.
MiG fighters, equipped to carry nuclear warheads, are settled in Belarus as part of the ‘regional military grouping.’ The threat this poses to Europe should be taken very seriously.
The EU’s business model has been to put the age-old laws of politics to the test, argues Stefan Auer in his latest book. To survive, it needs to heed them instead.
Orbán’s realpolitik has always been rooted in the defence of Hungarian national interests and sovereignty; not to undermine the West but to steer it towards a more responsible and sustainable direction.