Section: US & Canada
China is about to pour even more money into its military
ReutersChina is likely to announce a substantial increase in the military’s budget, according to analysts, amid a massive reorganisation of the PLA and increased tensions over territorial claims in the East and South China Seas. The government is expected to reveal its proposed annual budget for the world’s biggest army this Saturday,...
Utilities Cautioned About Potential for a Cyberattack After Ukraine’s
Working remotely, attackers conducted “extensive reconnaissance” of the Ukraine power system’s networks, stole the credentials of operators and learned how to switch off the breakers, plunging more than 225,000 Ukrainians into darkness. …read more Source: The New York...
Now Is Not the Time for Europe to Lose Faith
Despite all the focus in Europe on refugees, terrorism and Brexit, there is one region which still requires the attention of both European elite as well as its society — Eastern Europe. We are at risk of losing our focus in the region, and this could hurt countries that are attempting to finally shed their Soviet heritage. As the most...
OSCE Chief Calls For Trust-Building To End Crises In East Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says it remains “deeply concerned” over continuing cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hackers Caused Mass Blackout, US Officials Say
Report: Blackout for 225K people in Ukraine linked to “cyber intrusions.” …read more Source: ABC...
The Pragmatists Turn to Geopolitics
Editor’s Note: How do Russia and the West see one another? What are the experts’ views on the confrontation between Russia and the West? How do the pundits explain the Russo-Ukrainian war and Russia’s Syrian gambit? What are the roots of the mythology about Russia in the West, and why has the West failed to predict and...
Little Green Babies: Crimean Newborns Handed Military Draft Notices
Welcome to the world, kid — and don’t forget to report for duty in 16 years. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hungararian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Threatens to Build Fence Along Romania Border
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened on Sunday to fence another of his country’s borders over Europe’s migrant crisis, this time with fellow EU member Romania. In recent months, Orban’s government has controversially erected fences on Hungary’s borders with Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia in a bid to stem the...
Ukraine vs. Russia: A long and unhappy history
The new book The Gates of Europe details the enduring conflict for territory and identity between Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: Toronto...
Hungary’s Orban says no automatic extension of sanctions against Russia
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union is expected to hold discussions about whether Russia has fulfilled the Minsk agreement on Ukraine and… …read more Source:...
