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“We want to continue our European path, but not under any conditions” – An Interview with Claudio Tarziu

In 2024, Romania is holding a variety of elections, from local to European, all amid general discontent, inflation and rising energy prices. A key party ...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (Photo: President of Ukraine / Flickr.com)

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Wars Depend on Hinterlands – So Why Offend Them?

Ukrainian premier Volodymyr Zelensky did a tour of broadcast interviews, informal meetings and speeches in the United States last week. He was warmly received by ...

Philip Mpango, vice president of Tanzania, President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, Hungarian president Katalin Novak, Italian premier Giorgia Meloni and Hungary's prime minister VIktor Orban at the Budapest Demographic Summit in 2023 (Photo by Sergio Velasco)

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Budapest Demographic Summit: A Success and a Promise, Ignored by Mainstream Media

Every two years since 2015, the Budapest Demographic Summit has been the forum where politicians, church leaders, experts, the representatives of science, the corporate sector ...

Greater Gabbard wind farm (Photo: Department of Energy and Climate Change / flickr.com)

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As Offshore Wind Farms Become Prominent, Scientists Flag Potential Impacts

Originally published on Undark.org on August 21, 2023 by Becki Robins Last year, the Biden administration announced an ambitious goal: enough offshore wind to power ...

President of Russia Vladimir Putin Meeting with members of the Government (via videoconference) (Photo by: Kremlin.ru / Wikimedia Commons)

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Putin in East Asia: Boost Ties with the East to Outmaneuver the West in Overlooked Trick

While Russia’s military capabilities are fully engaged in the Ukrainian conflict, Moscow can still bring surprises through its diplomacy. With the significant expansion of its ...