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Russia, Ukraine naval dispute lands before sea tribunal in Hamburg
Last November, Russia seized three Ukrainian navy ships and captured dozens of sailors, sparking outrage in Ukraine. The case is now being heard at a UN sea tribunal in Hamburg, but Russia has vowed not to show. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Less Tourists From Germany and Russia, More – From the UK and Ukraine
Despite the decline in early booking of tourists from Germany and Russia for holiday on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, there are are still countries which prefer to spend their holiday in Bulgaria. This was announced by Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova in Varna. 19 per cent is the expected growth of UK tourists. By 50%, reservations have...
The Guardian view on elections: Potemkin polls are not democracy | Editorial
Strongmen don’t always want to get rid of voting. Some find it useful to legitimise their rule – as long as they know they’ll winVoting is not synonymous with democracy. Take Thailand. In 2014, the military launched the latest of its many coups. But juntas are not a good look for modern economies, so elections eventually arrived this...
Huawei has exposed Britain’s geopolitical reckoning
Britain faces a choice: align with the US, or strengthen Europe. Without deciding, it will continue stumbling into issues like the Huawei ban. When it comes to Huawei, Mike Pompeo – though perverse on everything else – is right. So is Gavin Williamson. It makes no sense for the UK to allow the Chinese tech giant to supply Britain’s fifth...
Investigative journalism is a dangerous job in Ukraine
Another journalist is fighting for his life in Ukraine after a brutal attack; Vadym Komarov had just promised incendiary new findings. Ukraine’s reporters lament the lack of protection and the legal system’s failings. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Foreign students’ festival in Ruse: We are Europe! We are the world!
On the eve of Europe Day, a youth festival: We are Europe! We are the world! was organized in Ruse on the Danube. The event takes place every year at the University of Ruse where foreign students, brought together by the idea of being “together in all things that make them different” sing and dance on one stage and present the countries they come...
After Brexit, the EU promised change. How did it do?
In September 2016, European Union leaders gathered for the first time in 43 years without the British prime minister at their summit table. The aim was clear: Produce a roadmap that would avoid a repeat of Brexit, and help the bloc plan for life after British membership. The Bratislava Declaration and Roadmap committed the remaining 27 EU members...
Chernobyl nuclear disaster: How did it happen and how many died in the fallout? Is it safe to visit now?
More than 30 years ago in 1986 the world was rocked when the Chernobyl power plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded during a routine safety test. …read more Source: London Evening...
China, Russia and the return of the civilisational state
Such states reject Western liberalism and the expansion of a global market society. They define their countries as distinctive civilisations with unique cultural values and political institutions. The 20th century marked the downfall of empire and the triumph of the nation state. National self-determination became the prime test of state...
