Alexander Mihailov, University of Reading Russian energy giant Gazprom has completely cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. Both countries are apparently being punished for refusing Russia’s demand that they pay for their gas in roubles. Other EU countries have also refused to pay in Russian currency (doing so would provide a
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered fears of another nuclear power disaster in the region, 36 years after the world’s largest nuclear accident. It took less than a minute after an unexpected power surge for one of the nuclear reactors at Chornobyl (Chernobyl in the Russian spelling) to explode on April 26, 1986,
Ukrainian refugees now arrive under the aegis of the ultra-fast special protection system, but regular reception centres are piling up hundreds of thousands of applications and rejecting many. Eva Belmonte, Ángela Bernardo, Miguel Ángel Gavilanes, Carmen Torrecillas, David Cabo, Lucas Laursen, April 4, 2022 Story originally published in Civio “The breakdown is brutal,”
Intervento di Michael L. Giffoni, Former Italian Ambassador to Kosovo, all’Accademia Tiberina, sezione campana e lucana, 27 aprile 2022 Il 24 febbraio 2022 resterà una data emblematica, di quelle che restano fisse nella storia e nelle relazioni tra popoli e nazioni, in questo mondo che sarà pure globalizzato ma purtroppo fatalmente immerso in
L’Ucraina è ciò che in ambito geofilosofico si suole definire un “luogo del destino”, cioè una terra condannata dalla geografia a essere importante. Sempre. Comunque. Per chiunque. Perché l’uomo non può cambiare ciò che la geografia ha decretato: è la geografia che determina la politica – e non il contrario. Una legge non
New Zealand is halving public transport prices to cushion the sharp rise in prices for gasoline and diesel. In addition, the government is cutting taxes on fuel and road tolls to protect the population from the consequences of the international crisis. Around the world oil prices have skyrocketed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The best way for the West to avoid further financial and ethical squeezes is to speed up the green transition. Every war is a waste, a mindless extinction of lives, infrastructure and nature. But the sheer folly of the Russian invasion of Ukraine appears even more tragic when framed against the dawning energy
Replacing ships like the Moskva will be pricey. The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet recently sank after suffering damage. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP Michael A. Allen, Boise State University and Matthew DiGiuseppe, Leiden University Russia may be on the cusp of its first default on its foreign debt since
Umut Korkut, Glasgow Caledonian University Having held power continuously since 2010, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is the longest serving prime minister in Europe. Now, as the dust settles on the latest election, he is beginning yet another four-year term. Orbán faced down a challenge from a six party-strong opposition during the election campaign to
The Russian leader’s dreams of imperial conquest have shocked the West – but on this side of Europe, we have long memories – and know what vengeful dictators are capable of. The day that Russia invaded Ukraine I was teaching my class: “Tales of political dystopia: storytelling after the Berlin Wall”. That’s a