ELess than a week has passed since Russia’s attack on Ukraine when, in early March, the United Nations General Assembly backed Kyiv with 141 out of 193 votes and reaffirmed Ukraine’s sovereignty in a resolution. The message was loud and
Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 The US battleship USS Barry (front) and the Soviet freighter Anosow off the coast of Costa Rica. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Barry took control of a Soviet ship suspected of carrying Soviet missiles aimed at
Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 The US battleship USS Barry (front) and the Soviet freighter Anosow off the coast of Costa Rica. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Barry took control of a Soviet ship suspected of carrying Soviet missiles aimed at
Not just sparrows, but many serious reports from security authorities and media whistling from the roof: Europe is in the midst of a large influx of new refugees from the Middle East, as last seen in late summer 2015 and
2009 – Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin vacations in southern Siberia Putin likes to present himself as a nature lover, as a “strong man”. Connoisseurs describe him as a lonely narcissist who has long separated himself from political reality. (Photo: imago/ZUMA
Wladimir Putin The Kremlin leader on Wednesday signed a decree annexing four Ukrainian territories. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin With his signature, Vladimir Putin sealed the decree on the annexation of the Ukrainian territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson on
DEU countries Hungary and Austria, along with accession candidate Serbia, are seeking to increase cooperation to encourage illegal migration. This was announced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Chancellor Karl Nehammer and President Aleksandar Vučić on Monday following a meeting in
Olaf Scholz wasn’t even chancellor when he had met Lula. Almost a year ago, shortly after the general election, the man who Barack Obama once called the world’s most popular politician was a guest on the SPD. The party maintains
The bottom line for world politics is that we are moving towards a world where China and the US are the two most important great powers. Excluding Europe from world affairs would be detrimental to US interests. Europe is –
From the peak of power to the bottom in less than a decade, Luiz Inácio da Silva, commonly known as “Lula”, has shaped Brazil’s political landscape in the 21st century. In 2009, US President Barack Obama called him the most