US set to finalize massive security aid package for Ukraine, including Stryker combat vehicles
US is set to finalize a huge military aid package for Ukraine totaling approximately $2.5 billion worth of weaponry, including for the first time...
Europe awakens to the threat of sabotage by Russian agents
Suspicion has fallen on Russia over a series of confirmed or apparent acts of sabotage and espionage that took place late last year in...
Greece considers legal options to prevent neo-Nazi party from running in elections
The Greek government is working to find legal ways to prevent Ellines, the neo-Nazi party led by a former leader of the notorious Golden...
‘The time of the Wild West is over,’ EU’s Věra Jourová warns Elon Musk’s Twitter from Davos
“The time of the Wild West is over,” the European Commission’s Vice-President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová warned Elon Musk amid the continuing...
Understanding Germany’s Half-hearted Support of Ukraine
In November 2011, during a visit to Berlin, then-Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski caused a sensation with a statement about Germany’s role in the...
German defence minister resigns amid criticism, pressure over Ukraine arms
BERLIN — German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigned from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government on Monday, the culmination of growing doubt about her ability to...
National security bill may have ‘chilling effect’ on investigative journalism in UK
The UK’s proposed national security bill could have a “chilling effect” on investigative journalism because it sets too low a bar on what constitutes...
Power Struggle in the Russian Armed Forces
General Sergey Surovikin was commander-in-chief of the “special military operation,” as Russia still officially calls its war of aggression against Ukraine, for just three...
The dangerous dance of the Elephants: Shangri-La conference 2022
Singapore (16 June). The annual 19th round of the UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies the Shangri-La Dialogue (10–12 June 2022), took place in...
Civil Society In Asia: the antagonistic relationship between NGOs and the state
An article appeared recently in The Ontario Herald titled, “Greenpeace: A Threat to National Security.” The article goes on to state that Greenpeace and...