A general view to the Kremlin towers and Ivan the Great cathedral in May 2024. U.S. intelligence officials say Russia was…
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Daily death and destruction continues in Ukraine, Security Council hears
Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča, whose portfolio straddles both Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, voiced concern over attacks on energy infrastructure as winter approaches.
Drones, death and devastation
Mr. Jenča said at least 208…
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Trick Question: Who Will Defend Europe?
If Britain were properly governed, Keir Giles would still be “institutionalized in the Ministry of Defence” as he tells me. But Britain is in a mess, and one sign of this is that he is out of public service and able to describe its…
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What’s Driving a Bigger BRICS and What Does it Mean for the U.S.?
BRICS leaders Russia and China aim to construct an alternative to Western-led security and financial architectures and see expanding the group as an important step to that end. USIP’s Adam Gallagher and Andrew Cheatham…
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What to know as Biden heads for farewell trip to Germany : NPR
President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) arrive for the official Group of Seven summit welcome ceremony at…
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Passengers to enjoy cleaner travel between UK and Europe
- world’s first ‘green shipping corridors’ to be created between the UK and Europe, accessing prime destinations like Amsterdam, Oslo, Copenhagen and Dublin
- up to £9 million investment to decarbonise shipping and…
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The rising threat of synthetic opioids in Europe
Host Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks with Dr. Alex Stevens, criminology professor at the University of Sheffield, about the emerging threat of synthetic opioids in Europe, particularly fentanyl and nitazenes. Stevens argues that the greater…
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Understanding Türkiye’s Entanglement With Russia
This paper is part of a series of four publications in a project run by the Carnegie Endowment’s Türkiye and the World Initiative, analyzing the forces at play in the Euro-Atlantic area since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on…
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The housing crisis in Europe: key facts and EU action (infographics) | Topics
How affordable is housing in Europe: key statistics
One way to measure whether housing costs are too high is to look at the housing price-to-income-ratio. If housing costs are above 40% of disposable income, it is a sign that households face…
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The Impending Betrayal of Ukraine
The new NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, lost no time in visiting Kyiv after he assumed office, where he ‘pledged continued support for Ukraine in its war with Russia’. Doubtless his words were sincerely intended, but he knows there are…
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