This weekend’s centenary anniversary of the assassination of Austrian Archduke Prince Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia–then a province of the doomed Austro-Hungarian empire–marked the event that triggered the greatest, most horrible occurrence of all time up to that point: World War
Four hundred Russian sailors have arrived at the port of Saint-Nazaire in northwest France to begin training for two Mistral-class helicopter carriers, part of a €1.2bn (£9,600m/$1.6bn) military contract the French government intends to complete with Moscow despite pressure from
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Frequently cited as an old Arabic saying, this oft-quoted phrase more likely came out of India, in a 4th century treatise on military strategy written in Sanskrit. But whatever its origin, it
Although news coverage of Europe has been sticking to David Cameron’s pitched battle against Jean Claude Juncker and European federalism, the real emerging story was elsewhere this week. While the Ukraine crisis rumbles on, a number of seemingly unconnected events in Eastern
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Sarajevo Serbs unveil monument to Gavrilo Princip, who triggered World War I. What could trigger another world war? The West African Ebola outbreak is now the worst in history. Sarajevo Serbs unveil monument to
The Middle East in chaos driven by ISIS jihadists, the southern border of the U.S. overrun by a tsunami of illegal immigrants carrying contagious diseases and threatening our sovereignty, the Balkans endangered by a reinvigorated imperialist Russia: all are fountainheads
Saturday speaking on Russian television Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused America of being the main obstacle to settling the conflict in Ukraine saying, “Our American colleagues still prefer to push the Ukrainian leadership toward a confrontational path.” The foreign
Russian gas company Gazprom told the European Union its gas supplies will be in jeopardy if it chooses to sell gas back to Ukraine. The state-owned company cut off the gas to Kiev in mid-June. “There is no physical reverse
Perm-36 is a Gulag museum in the Perm region in Russia. It is a well-preserved Stalin-era camp to provide visitors insight into Soviet repressions. It was one of the worst camps during the Soviet Union. Currently, the Putin regime is
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in Brussels on Friday morning. Georgia and Moldova also signed similar agreements. “Today is a historic day for Ukraine,” Poroshenko said before the meeting. “All we need is peace.” This association
European Union leaders this morning signed association agreements with three former Soviet bloc countries, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, leaving Moscow in no doubt that the EU is determined to continue its expansion eastward despite upheavals in Ukraine triggered by the
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has turned to Russia, hoping to solicit its help to turn the tide away from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) jihadists’ rapid advances through Iraq. While the Obama administration has been debating
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com At least 21 killed in Nigerian shopping mall explosion Ukraine to sign trade deal with European Union on Friday Stocks rise after disastrous GDP report At least 21 killed in Nigerian shopping mall explosion
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she is ready for tough sanctions against Russia, which would include gas and energy sectors. This is a major jump for her since Germany receives 36% of its natural gas from Russia’s state company Gazprom.
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone about Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s peace plan for east Ukraine. Obama told Putin Russia would face more sanctions if it does not do its part to bring peace
On Monday, pro-Russian forces put down their weapons for peace talks. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko introduced a peace plan last week in an attempt to stop the violence in east Ukraine. At first, the pro-Russians did not accept the plan,
The president of Lithuania did not mince words; she likened Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive territorial expansion into Crimea to a strategy carried out by two of history’s most ruthless dictators: former Soviet premier Joseph Stalin and Nazi leader Adolf
Illegal immigrants are using sham gay weddings to remain in the United Kingdom. Figures show that 80 civil partnerships, the forerunner to full gay marriage, were reported as suspicious in the last three years. These official figures reflect those sham
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament Tuesday to cancel a resolution sanctioning the use of military force in Ukraine, a move his Ukrainian counterpart heralded as a “practical step” toward bringing peace to a region roiled by
Saudi Crown Prince , Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud met Tuesday with British Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond and his accompanying delegation. Discussions during the meeting dealt with bilateral cooperation and
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament Tuesday to cancel a resolution sanctioning the use of military force in Ukraine, a move his Ukrainian counterpart heralded as a “practical step” toward bringing peace to a region roiled by
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Syria finished handing over to Western powers Monday the 1,300 tons of chemical weapons it acknowledged possessing, completing a deal reached last fall under threat of U.S. airstrikes. The most dangerous material will be transferred to
Tehran, June 23 (QNA) — Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization spokesman has said Iran and Russia have agreed to build two new nuclear plants in Bushehr alongside the current nuclear plant. They plan to build more nuclear plants in Iran in
1. Filthy, cheating foreigners are conforming satisfyingly to stereotype. The reason England are already out of the competition, claimed Wayne Rooney over the weekend, is that we are far too nice. If ever we wish to win again at the
President Barack Obama used Uruguayan President Jose Mujica to deliver a letter to Cuban President Raul Castro on June 14th offering to negotiate an end the U.S. trade embargo, according to MercoPress. Obama supposedly first asked for help when Mujica
