This week marked another milestone in the Battle of the Black Sea as the Russian Navy reportedly withdrew its last remaining…
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Austerity and immigration no longer explain the far right’s rise in Europe | The Far Right
The results of Sunday’s general elections in France have brought some relief to Europeans anxious about another far-right government being formed within the European Union. But this is by far not the end of the story.
As debates rage about what…
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Armenia Navigates a Path Away From Russia
In a process that began in 2018 and accelerated in 2022, relations between Armenia and Russia have begun to break down. Formal institutional relations remain in place and high-level contacts continue. The economic relationship has become stronger…
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General Assembly demands immediate end to Russian aggression in Ukraine
The Assembly also called for an immediate end to attacks against Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure, following weeks of escalation.
The resolution entitled Safety and security of nuclear facilities of Ukraine, including the Zaporizhzhia…
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Russia bans Moscow Times in crackdown on independent media | Russia
Russia has classed the Moscow Times as an “undesirable organisation”, outlawing its activities inside Russia and leaving anybody who cooperates with it open to prosecution.
The Kremlin has escalated a campaign against independent media and…
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U.S. says Russian bot farm used AI to impersonate Americans : NPR
Russian state broadcaster RT broadcasting from near Red Square during the 2018 World Cup in Moscow. The Justice Department…
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NATO-Russia charter 1997 was “forced step,” said Yeltsin
Washington, D.C., July 9, 2024 – Hailed at the time as an historic change “burying” a Cold War rivalry, the NATO-Russia Founding Act of 1997 was privately characterized as a “forced step” by Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who told U.S….
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Europe: Sweeping pattern of systematic attacks and restrictions undermine peaceful protest
Across Europe, the right of peaceful assembly is coming under severe attack as states increasingly stigmatize, criminalise and crack down on peaceful protesters, imposing unjustified and punitive restrictions and resorting to ever more repressive…
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Russian Government Moves To Stigmatize ‘Extremist’ Idea Of Not Having Children
On May 4, an unidentified activist with a group called the Urals Feminist Initiative was detained in the industrial city of Chelyabinsk while holding a sign reading: “Child-Free Is Not A Crime.” According to OVD-Info, a group that tracks…
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Defending Europe with less America
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- Russia’s war on Ukraine has revealed the sorry state of European militaries and defence industries after decades of peace dividends, as well as their deep reliance on the…
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