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As Iran sinks deeper into crisis, the ayatollahs are desperately seeking to strengthen ally-ships wherever they can.Iran’s economic situation has gone from bad to...

A senior government team from Equatorial Guinea recently visited Israel to meet with the representatives of different private security companies. The team was led...

Turkey and Greece are both transit countries for migrants on their way to Germany and wealthy destinations in northern Europe. Migrants are resilient. Many...

This month the New Nuclear Watch Institute’s (NNWI) ‘Yes to Nuclear’ Perspectives initiative explores the technological development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Advanced...

There is nothing more tedious than the expatriate resident who declares he is leaving his country of residence to move on to bigger and...

The world has ambitious plans to tackle climate change, and the clock is ticking. The EU has set a challenging target of reducing greenhouse...

On July 5, Georgian far-right activists dispersed the planned Tbilisi Pride week by physically attacking more than 50 people, of which 53 were members...

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted societies and economies around the globe, reminding us how daily life can be so fragile. As we fight through...

Ransomware has undoubtedly been one of the top cybersecurity threats recently. Dealing with its aftermath is complicated and costly. A ransomware attack can turn...

The image of a burned car accompanied by the caption ‘Voting hasn’t worked, take to the streets’ is just one example of an ad...

For the last six months, Clean Air Task Force has been documenting never-before-seen methane emissions in the oil and gas industry around Europe using...

Eager to capitalize on opportunities in the dynamic renewable energy field, the manufacturing company Rotek secured incentives, hired additional workers and successfully launched production...

Europe faces a new moral challenge of either standing by its human rights principles or forgoing them for economic interests after Ebrahim Raisi, a...

President Joe Biden's visit to Europe, his first overseas trip since taking office in January, included a number of summits that began with the...

Change will not come after Iran’s next presidential election on June 18. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will remain the supreme decision-maker both before...

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is one of the first major updates of Europe’s digital rules in over two decades. It’s big, ambitious, and...

The online shopping sector has transformed retail across the world in recent years, and its all-pervasiveness in modern life shows no sign of abating. ...

Green campaigners fear the UK’s commitment to deforestation could be sacrificed on the altar of trade as the government woos one of the world’s...

The Ancient Mayans and Aztecs enjoyed chewing chicle (sapodilla tree sap) long before William Wrigley’s Spearmint took the US by the storm in the...

In Brussels, the European Parliament and the European Council have adopted strict regulations to combat anti-Semitism in recent years, but the EU's host country...

After seven years of sanctions and accusations of malign activities by both sides, political relations between Russia and the United States are the worst...

On Tuesday, EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn presented the European draft budget for 2022 to us in the European Committee on Budgets in the European...

The New Nuclear Watch Institute’s (NNWI) ‘Yes to Nuclear’ Perspectives initiative has released its monthly publication for May, focusing on the crucial role of...

In a time of growing influence of China and its large internet companies, you may think that we urgently need the EU’s proposed tech...

While Europe’s vaccination campaigns are only just getting into full swing, the global race towards post-Covid economic recovery is already underway – and as...

Watching the latest rocket attacks between Hamas and Israel, it is difficult to remember the heady days of the 1993 Oslo Accords when Israelis...

In October 2021, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will meet in China to adopt a new post-2020 global biodiversity framework to reverse biodiversity loss and...

Realizing the importance of intellectual property in achieving the country's ambitions to stimulate business growth and economic competitiveness. the Saudi government has established the...

Millions of Europeans are employed in the tourism and hospitality sectors, and they will need continuous, targeted support to recover and revive their industry,...

After a lengthy and difficult birth lasting more than a decade the news from Hinkley Point C (HPC) has been steadily improving for some...

Renowned writer William Gaddis said, “Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.” Myanmar (Burma) and its citizens have long suffered the effects of an unstable...

The strategic objective of Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission Presidency was made clearly and publicly: to be a ‘geopolitical’ Commission. Notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic...

Almost every day, a country in Europe announces the relaxation of pandemic measures. Some states approach the process systematically. Exactly and on time according...

More and more right-wing extremist agitators are cavorting on Telegram. They do not even shy away from calls to murder Jews, but there must...

With the intention of stopping the greenwashing of technologies and activities under the European Green Deal, the European Commission tabled its first set of...

Even one year ago hydrogen would have been regarded as an interesting niche technology – but rather science-fiction than a future cornerstone of the...

The current situation in North and Central Africa is highly explosive and poses certain risks not only to regional security but to Western Europe...

As someone with a lifelong passion for getting food systems right, I can attest to the fact that food systems have never been so...

This week has seen the launch of a landmark report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that details how the world can transition to...

To date, the violations of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) debated in Tirana and Brussels were related to business issues. The SAA, the...

Nick Kessler lived paycheck to paycheck—eking life out of his bald tires, “praying to God nothing broke” at home—until he landed a union position...

As expected, Labour performed horribly in the recent Hartlepool by-election. This result is significant, as Hartlepool is considered to be part of the traditional...

On May 6, the European Council approved the participation of the United States, Canada and Norway in the Permanent Structured Cooperation’s (PESCO) Military Mobility...

No sooner had Palestinian “worshipers” on the Temple Mount chanted “Bomb, bomb Tel Aviv,” than Hamas gladly obliged and fired hundreds of rockets at...

Today sees the publication of the Nanny State Index, now in its fourth edition. Launched in 2016, it looks at the over-regulation of food,...

Ukraine’s government was euphoric over the visit of US Secretary of State Tony Blinkin to Kyiv last week. Grip and grin photos aside, behind...

In the latest ranking by Reporters without Borders, the Nordic countries were again among the winners in the defense of media freedom. What do...

Fishing, one of the world’s oldest industries has grown exponentially since the mid-20th century and is now responsible for feeding almost half the world’s...

In the long-run climate change is an existential issue for our species. In the short term, it is an existential threat for democracy. As...

After nearly twenty years of engagement in Afghanistan, the United States has now set in motion the process of pulling out all its forces...