Finland prepares security agreement with the US
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January 2023
Seeking Northern Ireland solution, UK foreign minister hosts EU talks
British foreign minister James Cleverly will on Monday (9 January) seek to inject fresh momentum into talks with the EU on resolving disputes over a post-Brexit trade relationship when he…
Ukraine’s nation-building progress spells doom for Putin’s Russian Empire
Why did Vladimir Putin invade Ukraine? Most international commentators still insist on viewing the war through the parallel prisms of resurgent Russian imperialism and NATO’s post-Cold War expansion. However, neither…
Rebuilding Ukraine the right way
It is not too early to begin discussing Ukraine’s reconstruction. Indeed, various proposals, including estimates regarding the scale of the overall rebuilding project, are currently circulating. Moreover, it is already…
Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn’t So Easy
History suggests that the procedural plans of the new House Republican majority are likely to lead to more gridlock and legislative instability, not less. Send any friend a story As…
House Republicans Preparing Broad Inquiry Into F.B.I. and Security Agencies
Republicans plan to create a special subcommittee, led by a Trump ally, with a mandate to scrutinize open criminal investigations and classified intelligence. Send any friend a story As a…
Ukraine denies Moscow claim it killed 600 soldiers
Image source, ReutersImage caption, There were reports of strikes overnight in Kramatorsk, but Moscow has given no evidence to support its claim it killed hundreds of Ukrainian soldiersBy Hugo Bachega…
Biden to Visit Southern Border Amid Fresh Crackdown on Migrants
A surge of migration has made El Paso one of the most vivid symbols of the decades-long breakdown in America’s immigration system. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Inside the Final Hours of Kevin McCarthy’s Speaker Fight
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s slog to his post ended with a remarkably public show of intraparty strife that played out in a history-making overnight session. Send any friend a story As…
Ukraine war: The Christmas ceasefire that wasn’t
Image source, ReutersImage caption, The city of Bakhmut has continued to see Russian strikes despite a 36-hour ceasefire unilaterally called by RussiaBy James WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondent in Bakhmut The drive…