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How scary is threat to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant?

Even if the reactors themselves are well protected against damage, the cooling systems rely on exterior pipeline connections. The backup diesel generators, electrical substations and control rooms, moreover, feature only moderate protection (Photo: Al Jazeera screengrab) Russia has launched targeted…

EU must make public who really owns its fishing fleets

A vessel using a flag of convenience is registered under a foreign flag that bears no association with the nationality of the vessel's owner or operator (Photo: NN – norden.org) Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing constitutes one of the…

How Putin and Erdoğan are making the West irrelevant

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (l) and Russian president Vladimir Putin in Sochi (Photo: Kremlin.ru) There is more in common between Turkey and Russia than one might think. Both are countries on the periphery of Europe and grappling with the…

EU must beware Beijing’s new charm offensive

Recent gestures are low cost and low risk for Beijing (Photo: Stefan) Lately, Beijing seems to be on a charm offensive towards the European Union — sending special envoys to the region, seeking contact with European ministers during July’s G20…

Only Western unity can end Iran hostage-diplomacy

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her husband in 2011 (Photo: MrZeroPage) The Belgian parliament’s recent decision to ratify its prisoner-exchange treaty with Iran is a grave mistake, and one which exemplifies the many downfalls of dealing with Iran’s human-rights abuses on a…

West needs to counter Russia in Africa, but how?

EU forces left Central African Republic and Mali after Russian mercenaries arrived (Photo: eeas.europa.eu) During US foreign secretary Antony Blinken trip to Africa this week, countering Russian influence will be high up on his agenda, just as it was for…

How Ukraine made the case anew for an EU army

Nato soliders on exercise – will they ever be replicated by an EU army? (Photo: NATO) People are asking and will continue to ask with increased urgency: when will the war in Ukraine end? Will the barbarism inflicted by Vladimir…

Let Taiwan’s democracy shine brighter

Dr Ming-Yen Tsai: ‘The Republic of China (Taiwan) is an independent, sovereign country. Taiwan has never been part of the People’s Republic of China' (Photo: Screengrab) US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on 2-3 August, accompanied by…