More Russian Mercenaries Deploying to Ukraine to Take On Greater Role in War
At least 1,000 fighters from Russia’s Wagner Group are expected to focus on the Kremlin’s goal of seizing eastern Ukraine. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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Will There Be Peace in Afghanistan?
The Doha Agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban on February 29, 2020, not only set a date for the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, but it also included certain obligations for the Taliban. Under this agreement, the Taliban…
How to End the War in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has a very clear strategy for ending his war in Ukraine. He intends to wipe the country off the map. Initially, he’d hoped to do so by seizing Kyiv, replacing the government and absorbing as much of Ukrainian…
Maryland Judge Throws Out Democrats’ Congressional Redistricting Map
The ruling, in which the judge said Democrats had drawn an “extreme gerrymander,” was the first time this redistricting cycle that the party’s congressional maps had been rejected in court. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have…
How (some) EU states are copying Putin’s media playbook
In EU states, we are still far away from a government-controlled media landscape, as is the case in Russia. But in others, we are dangerously close (Photo: kremlin.ru) The Russian media landscape has made it easy for president Vladimir Putin…
New battle looms on hormone treated beef in UK/Canada trade talks
Canada has promised to put its hormone treated beef on the UK market after the two sides began talks on a new trade pact on Thursday (24 March). The UK and Canada launched negotiations on a new free trade agreement…
French candidates’ views on EU farming policies explained
Candidates in the French presidential elections presented their plans for the future of farming at February’s international agricultural show, the Salon de l’Agriculture. EURACTIV France looks at how these tie in with EU policy. Macron’s focus on EU sovereignty French…
Are We Seeing an Evolutionary Shift in the Outlook Tamil Brahmins?
Seeing Devi, our servant maid, brew a cup of hot filter coffee for my mother, thoroughly shook me up. Devi? Enjoying free access to that sacrosanct location in a Tamil Brahmin home, its kitchen? Free to light the stove, boil…
How the 2022 Primaries Are Testing Trump’s Role as the G.O.P. ‘Kingpin’
Two of Donald Trump’s most prominent Senate endorsements have already backfired. Now the month of May looms large to measure his pull on the party. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
How Nato’s Bucharest summit came back to bite in Ukraine
The hideous and overwhelming Palace of the Parliament building in Bucharest — even now, a guided tour lasts 2km but only takes in five percent of its rooms (Photo: Flickr/Matt Kieffer) Theres’s a cliche that backroom negotiations at big summits…