Saturday, March 28, 2026

Tag: EU

Can Europe reassert itself after Ukraine?

For decades, Europe’s foreign policies have been decided elsewhere. As the war in Ukraine drags on and the U.S. priorities change, voices such as Glenn Diesen argue that Europe must rediscover strategic autonomy, whether the liberal international order survives or not.

EU proposes soft delay of anti-deforestation law & more exemptions for...

The proposal also introduces simplification measures and exemptions that favor EU nation states, the U.S., Canada, Australia and China.

The world’s oceans face triple planetary crisis: Report

The EU-funded report draws on decades of historical and current observational data as well as satellite measurements to create a resource for policymakers, scientists and citizens to more fully understand the challenges facing the world’s oceans.

It isn’t the first time that the European Parliament has given...

It isn’t the first time that the European Parliament has given support to Palestine recognition, but this resolution is the first directly to call on member states to undertake this step.

How the UN can act decisively to end genocide in Gaza

Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly can take decisive action to end the genocide in Gaza, by authorizing a UN-backed arms embargo, economic boycott and divestment campaign against Israel, or even a military protection force for Gaza.

Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold?

If he repeats his past performances at summits with Putin and appears to back the Russian leader over his country’s closest allies, it is likely to cause a dangerous rift in the western alliance.

How Big Oil hijacked EU-funded journalism training on plastic pollution

At an event ostensibly about plastic waste, none of the speakers were heard mentioning the need to reduce plastic production—the core issue driving the crisis.

Nuclear reactors stoke the climate they claim to cool

Heatwaves force European reactors offline while solar keeps the lights on.

Ugliest of ugly Americans, desperate for face-saving charades, exports chaotic, boorish...

Stuntery, like putz-ery, is readily undone and when it flops, it turns against itself.

New study confirms glyphosate causes cancer at EU ‘safe’ exposure levels...

Even at the EU’s Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), the study shows that glyphosate and its formulations have carcinogenic potential.

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Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings

State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.

Raskin says DOJ memo suggests Trump retained classified documents tied to business interests

New disclosures raise questions about whether highly restricted national security materials were kept for private advantage.

The most dangerous country

From 2003 to 2026 and beyond.

Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...

Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.

What I saw in Cuba was resilience

It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another.