A remarkable archaeological discovery in Austria is forcing a reassessment of the scale of Iron Age iron production and trade in Central Europe. The findings, reported in Antiquity, the international, peer-reviewed journal
Nato’s senior military official, Admiral Rob Bauer, has sharply criticised Western financial institutions for avoiding investments in the defence sector, describing such actions as “stupid” in light of the rising security threats
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As Ukraine’s gas transit contract with Russia is set to expire, significant shifts are taking place in the global energy landscape. One of the most notable developments occurred on December 27, when
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As Europe steps into the new year, the continent finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with internal political upheaval and external pressures that threaten its cohesion. Following a tumultuous 2024 marked
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Germany, Austria, and Estonia have become the latest EU member states to report “ultra-low” fertility rates, highlighting the growing demographic challenges facing the continent. Official statistics reveal that Germany’s birth rate dropped
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The European Union (EU) is depleting its natural gas reserves at the fastest pace since the energy crisis of 2021, driven by colder weather and a reduction in seaborne liquefied natural gas
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Europe’s capacity to defend itself without the United States has become a pressing concern as the geopolitical landscape shifts and Washington increasingly focuses on countering China. In a detailed report by the Financial
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Within the ordinary institutions of Washington government—systematically so since around the mid-1970’s when George Herbert Walker Bush became head of CIA—the Constitutional safeguards to protect genuine representative democracy in America were subverted.
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European Council President Charles Michel has urged the European Union to adopt a more respectful and less condescending tone in its international partnerships as it seeks to counterbalance the growing influence of
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What we face today on the global left is a fundamental issue, not just with ideology, but with clarity of purpose. There’s a fixation on the destruction of Israel, a vision rooted
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INTRODUCTION It is well established that the US’s constant attempts to belittle Russia from the position of an equal partner in the global order to a “competitor” has forced Russia to establish
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said it is time to rekindle diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. But both foreign and domestic responses to his proposal have been rather muted.
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in New Delhi, which also oversees matters related to Sri Lanka, has issued a statement addressing recent publications in the
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Though described by European leaders as a “friend and partner,” Keir Starmer, who assumed the British premiership in July, has given no indication of reversing Brexit or rejoining the European single market.
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Spanish officials reassuringly heralded a “new era” for the country after May 2024 elections. Catalonian pro-independence parties had lost the parliamentary majority that had enabled them to govern their region since 2015, and for
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The manufacturing industry in Germany recorded a surprise growth in the volume of new orders in June while other indicators remained mixed, indicating a fragile recovery of the economy. Real (price-adjusted) new
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