As the world waits for Ukraine’s widely anticipated spring offensive, debate continues to rage over whether Ukrainian military objectives should include the de-occupation of Crimea. Some skeptics question if Ukraine has the military capabilities to successfully liberate the Russian-occupied peninsula;…
American lawmakers defending Israel have often fallen back on what they call the countries’ shared democratic values. But defending the current far-right government is proving a lot harder. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The president is expected to pick Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, who last year became the director of the National Cancer Institute. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can…
An arbitration panel ruled that the MyPillow founder had failed to pay a computer software expert who disproved his false election claims as part of a contest. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the first modern war to feature a major cyber warfare component. While the conventional fighting in Ukraine often resembles the trench warfare of the early twentieth century, the evolving battle for cyber dominance is…
A Russian vessel spotted in Belgian territorial waters in November has caused concern it was a Russian intelligence-gathering ship similar to one also seen in Dutch territorial waters, attempting to sail under the radar. The vessel is believed to have…
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. Editor’s Take: When the wind blows The EU narrative on migrants…
German President Frank Walter Steinmeier asked for forgiveness of German crimes committed during World War II as he commemorated the 80th anniversary of the ghetto uprising alongside the presidents of Poland and Israel in Warsaw on Wednesday. On 19 April…
Greece’s alternate foreign affairs minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis admitted that the New Democracy government (EPP) granted permission to export the illegal Predator spyware to Sudan, now facing a dramatic civil war. But speaking to Realfm, the minister insisted that “the export…
The Spitzenkandidat concept – which gives the winning group in the EU elections a chance to propose their lead candidate as European Commission president – is quietly fading away, with even its initial backers becoming gradually less vocal about the…