Europe

Karl Schlögel was once a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. Today, he calls for the reintroduction of military service—and has been awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his efforts. It is a symbolic act so…

Each part of what’s arguably Trump’s new three-phase strategy against Russia has its drawbacks. Trump’s latest escalation against Russia took the form of imposing severe sanctions against its top two energy companies, canceling his planned meeting with Putin, and now declaring that they won’t…

Europe has entered a zone of energy fragility that is no longer temporary but structural. Its narrative as a global power is crumbling under a brutal reality: it depends on external decisions to keep its own lights on. Decades of…

They’re all primarily due to his belief (however possibly mistaken) that Putin won’t risk tensions spiraling out of control in response. It was earlier assessed that “The Next Putin-Trump Meeting Might Lead To Something Tangible This Time Around” due to…

A few years ago I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, looking at the fields and the sky, there was a shift in my perception. Everything…

The US was most responsible for the Ukrainian Conflict by refusing to reach a compromise with Russia for defusing their security dilemma, but Germany deserves as much blame as Poland and the Baltic States, perhaps even more because it was…

This importantly doesn’t equate to endorsing his controversial logic, which observers should in any case try to understand even if they disagree with it since his rationale aligns with Polish state interests. Judge Dariusz Lubowski ordered the release of the…

At the 8th Russian Energy Week (REW), a convergence of leading Russian and foreign producers and corporate executives of service companies and state officials, Russian President Vladimir Putin traditionally highlighted essential aspects of the global energy market. “Russia plans to…

The geostrategic context of newfound pressure upon each, their increased bilateral tensions, and rising fears that false flag provocations in Europe could manipulate them into war with one another make it likely that their planned Budapest Summit will be more…

This year’s International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) in Berlin honored uranium weapons expert and activist Damacio A. Lopez with the festival’s Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award. For over thirty years, the US Air Force veteran from New Mexico has campaigned for…