Finns Party MP With China Business Links Remains Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee
byThe Chairman of the Finnish Foreign Affairs Committee, Finns Party MP Mika Niikko will remain as chair after the committee reconvened after a…
News
Chinese ambassador issues “unacceptable threat” against Sweden
byIn an interview with Sweden’s SVT, China’s ambassador to Sweden, mocked Swedish criticism of China’s lack of human rights and freedom, comparing Sweden to…
Russia releases massive official plans for the Northern Sea Route
byThe Russian government has published a massive new plan outlining its intentions for the Northern Sea Route, the icy shipping artery joining Europe and…
Evgeniya Chirikova: The real cost of Russian gas
byFew in the West think about the ethics of buying hydrocarbons from Putin’s Russia and the real price of such a deal. Let’s look…
Russia continues to test western resolve – Spetsnaz units operating in Norwegian territory
byOn 27 September 2019, the well-informed Norwegian security and defence portal Aldrimer.no reported that Russian Spetsnaz units were recently found operating inside Norwegian territory….
Belarusians Still Denied Freedom 80 Years After Molotov-Ribbentrop
byRemarks by Andrei Sannikov delvered at the September 12, 2019, Toronto, Black Ribbon Day Confernece It’s a great privilege to be here tonight, thank…
The New Far-Right is Sinking Estonia’s International Reputation: Who is Responsible?
byOver the past months, newspapers around the world have been filled with headlines that have negatively reflected a growing stream of problematic statements and…
How Putin’s Stalinist nostalgia made him an enemy of democracy
byFor roughly as long as there have been democratic elections, there has been the threat and practice of foreign interference. Certainly, new developments have…
The Threat of A New Chernobyl
byWhen the Chernobyl Prayer (also known as Voices from Chernobyl) by Svetlana Alexievich was published in 1997 it didn’t draw a lot of attention….
The Independence of Belarus is a Matter of International Security
byInternational attention to Belarus has recently acquired a peculiar angle. The reason for concern this time, is the fate of its dictator Alexander Lukashenka,…