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Why Estonia became a model for digital governance?
Estonia is a Baltic state with just 1.3 million inhabitants that gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and has a...
Aug 25, 20224 min read


Why Russia invaded Ukraine?
• According to Russia, the war started in 2014 when the Western-backed Maidan revolution forced then pro-Russian president of Ukraine,...
Aug 17, 20224 min read


The threat of nuclear disaster in Ukraine, Amnesty's report and ending Russian tourism in the EU
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, located along the Dnieper River about 500 km southeast of Kyiv, is now part of the...
Aug 9, 20223 min read


The agreement between Russia and Ukraine over grain exports, and the gas conflict in Europe
Today the first shipment of Ukrainian grains for export left the port of Odessa, on the Black Sea, after Russia and Ukraine signed...
Aug 1, 20223 min read


Abenomics: a heterodox recipe to lift Japan out from decades of deflation and low GDP growth
Shinzo Abe, who held the record as the longest-serving prime minister of Japan since 1945, was assassinated on 8 July while speaking at a...
Jul 24, 20226 min read


The energy crisis in Europe: will Russia cut off the gas?
When Russia was accused of committing war crimes in Ukrainian cities, specially in Bucha and Mariupol, the European Union decided to...
Jul 15, 20224 min read


The legacy of Abe in Japan
The former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 67 years old and a conservative-nationalist, was shot dead today in western Japan by a...
Jul 8, 20223 min read


Why is Israel bombing Syria and its main international airport?
Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has launched at least 400 airstrikes against military targets in Syria, and even...
Jul 3, 20224 min read


The fight between Lithuania and Russia over the exclave of Kaliningrad
This week, Lithuania banned 50% of the goods transiting on its territory that come from mainland Russia heading into the Russian exclave...
Jun 23, 20223 min read


The Macron-Scholz-Draghi visit to Zelensky, and the food shortage crisis because of war in Ukraine
After receiving a lot of criticism from other countries and at home for being too soft against Russia, Macron, Scholz and Draghi, from...
Jun 17, 20223 min read


Why there are so many mass shootings in the United States?
• 11 mass shootings happening per week on average in the U.S. • There are 120 civilian guns per 100 residents in the U.S. • 40% of...
Jun 10, 20221 min read


The drama around Sweden's gun crime and the negotiations with Turkey for entering NATO
The entry of Sweden into the US-led military alliance NATO is still far from being a reality. As each member state, Turkey has a veto...
Jun 7, 20223 min read


The US defence of Taiwan against an attack from China
This week, during a summit in Tokyo with leaders of an informal alliance known as the Quad, made up by the United States, Japan,...
May 28, 20224 min read


The veto of Turkey on Finland and Sweden joining NATO
This week, Finland and Sweden applied at the same time to join NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), which is a political-military...
May 21, 20223 min read


The China-Solomon Islands pact and the control of the South Pacific Ocean
This week, tensions reached new levels around a security pact between China and the Solomon Islands, which is located just 1600 km from...
May 15, 20223 min read


The possible unification of Ireland with the victory of Sinn Féin
Ireland was an independent country with its own Celtic social and political system until 1601, when the British Crown gained territorial...
May 7, 20223 min read


The new situation with the war in Ukraine
• After failing to invade the entire country, during the first week of April Russian troops withdrew from the region near the capital...
Apr 28, 20223 min read


The crisis in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is experiencing a social emergency due to the acute economic crisis that has exploded in this multi-ethnic island state of 22...
Apr 22, 20223 min read


Muslim revolt in Sweden
The riots began on April 14 when a Danish politician with Swedish citizenship, named Radmus Paludan, was supposed to start a multi-city...
Apr 18, 20223 min read


China and the "Zero Covid" policy
• According to official data, since the start of the pandemic China has only reported about 5,000 deaths from the virus. • During all...
Apr 13, 20222 min read
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