Few states feature as many high-stakes, competitive races, each pulsing with the political currents that are shaping midterm campaigns across the country. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone…
On the surface, both sides’ ads are about Chuck Morse, who is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. But their real target, unnamed in the ads, is Don Bolduc, the hard-right front-runner. Send any friend a story As…
Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana), the capital of Uzbekistan, recently renamed after longtime dictator Nursultan Nazarbayev (Photo: EUobserver) The transatlantic relationship and the links with its immediate neighbours have dominated the European agenda since the Cold War. But in light of the…
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…
Nagina* (13) had to leave school and work due to the economic crisis in Afghanistan (Photo: Sacha Myers / Save the Children) Samar* doesn’t go to school as much anymore. Instead, the 11-year-old spends half his day sewing rugs with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ignalina nuclear power station in Lithuania (Photo: Wikipedia) Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised grave concerns after Ukraine and Russia had blamed each other for renewed shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzya. IAEA director…