Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, highlighted, in the United Nations in New York, an Atlantic Initiative for Sahel, during a ministerial meeting chaired by US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Launched in 2022 under Rabat’s Atlantic African States Process, by King Mohammed VI of Morocco, this strategy is…
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Stop Single Use Plastic Packaging
A large group of European NGO representatives, members of the Break Free From Plastic movement and Zero Waste Europe network, displayed a large Pinocchio figure in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. They say the action on 24 September “illustrates how big consumer brands and supermarkets, with Member states’ leniency, are holding…
China A Threat to Europe
Photo by Meizhi Lang on Unsplash China is a threat to Europe disguised as a Peacemaker. The annual UN General Assembly begins on Tuesday 24 September. Most readers will view this news as routine, imagining hundreds of state leaders in similar ties or exotic national costumes delivering traditional, grandiloquent speeches about local or…
Path to Peace
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s victory plan for Ukraine, which will be presented at the UN General Assembly later this month, plays a central role in Ukraine’s strategy to end Russian aggression and restore sovereignty. The plan consists of four key elements. Firstly, it calls for the liberation of all occupied Ukrainian territories through military victory, including…
Chinese Support for Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Photo by Jonathan Lampel on Unsplash Chinese companies continue to actively supply components for Russian military drones, raising serious questions about Beijing’s role in the ongoing war in Ukraine. Despite official statements of neutrality and regular calls for a peaceful resolution to the conflict, China is effectively supporting Russian military aggression, shedding light…
Russia’s Violation of the Rights of POWs
Photo: Serhii Nuzhnenko (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) The recent execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war by Russian soldiers with a sword has shocked and outraged the international community. This barbaric act occurred in September 2024 near Novohrodivka, close to Pokrovsk. The prisoner was bound, highlighting the particular cruelty of the crime. Ukrainian Ombudsman…
How Russia and China Destabilise the European Union
Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash In recent years, Russian and Chinese intelligence services have shown increasing activity within the European Union, employing similar methods to recruit politicians and officials across different countries. This activity aims at achieving a common goal: weakening the West, destabilising European democracies, and undermining international security. These operations…
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Global Food Crisis
Photo by Raphael Rychetsky on Unsplash The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to rising world prices and hunger. Russian aggression against Ukraine has jeopardised not only Ukrainian territory and its citizens but also global food security. According to the United Nations, around 828 million people suffer from malnutrition, and Russia’s actions are…
EU Crisis in Nursing
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Fresh efforts are being made by the EU to help tackle a crisis in nursing. The EU Commission said it had moved to support Member States in retaining nurses in their health systems and make the profession more attractive to nurses. The EC said the signing…