Why would Norway – a wealthy, stable Nordic nation – commit an extraordinary $7.83 billion to Ukraine’s defense? The answer emerges from the icy depths of the Barents Sea, where Russian nuclear submarines now patrol with tactical weapons aboard for the first time in three…
Category: 4. World
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Canada Faces Radical Choices — Russia in Global Affairs
Radical pronouncements from the new American president have galvanised Canadian society and government alike. They have united Canadians and greatly improved the chances of the ruling Liberal party to win the forthcoming elections. President Trump has made consistent…
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Trump silences Voice of America and RFE/RL
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order cutting funding for Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), and five other federal agencies, effectively shutting down America’s international broadcasting networks after decades of operation.
The decision severs access to…Continue Reading
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A Moment of Truth for Europe? — Russia in Global Affairs
Europe remains unusually quiet regarding the US-proposed 30-day ceasefire, which Ukraine has endorsed. Yet beneath and beyond this 21st-century iteration of All Quiet on the Western Front, the old world appears moving beyond its “abusive relationship” with…
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Exclusive: Ukrainian USAID employees receive official layoff notices as US kills 83% of programs
The suspension of USAID programs worldwide is over.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Department of State has completed the review of the dismantled agency and has taken the decision to slash 83% of the USAID programs.
“After a 6-week review, we are officially canceling…
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Rethinking Russian — U.S. Dynamics in the Context of Iran and Ukraine — Russia in Global Affairs
While many EU countries continue to grapple with the implications of the United States’ stance on Ukraine and NATO. Simultaneously, in the Middle East Iran’s concerns regarding Trump’s new order were no less than those of Europe. Iran is anxiously monitoring…
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What in the World Is the “World Majority”? — Russia in Global Affairs
Russia, the US, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, and the New Global Order
Fyodor A. Lukyanov
For Donald Trump, the concepts of democracy, autocracy, values, and non-values are not important. In his view, these…
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I’m President, I’m Commander-in-Chief: Macron turns from maverick to unifier
It is universally accepted that when a nation’s leader schedules an official address to the nation, he’s unlikely to be the bearer of good news.
But the true gravity of the situation sinks in when the subject of a sovereign nuclear arsenal is being brought up at such an address.
This is…
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Will Meloni bridge Europe and America?
In the shifting geopolitical landscape of 2025, one European leader stands out as a potential mediator between the United States and the increasingly fractured European Union: Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
Over recent months, she has carefully positioned herself as the closest…
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As US turns to Putin, Europe races to forge Ukraine peace before Trump’s “surrender deal” hands it to Russia
Just days after Trump declared Ukraine “not peace-ready” following a frosty White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European leaders gathered in an extraordinary Sunday meeting, signaling their determination to chart their own course in the potential peace talks between Kyiv and…
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