Europe seeks a fresh strategy in Africa’s Battle for critical minerals
When the colonial governments of Belgium and Portugal ordered the construction of a railway connecting oil- and mineral-rich regions in the African interior to the Atlantic, their primary objective was to plunder resources such as rubber, ivory and minerals for export to Western countries. Today, that same stretch of railway…
British divers found a Russian tracking device off the coast of Wales
Divers from Neptune’s Army of Rubbish Cleaners (NARC) weren’t expecting geopolitics on their routine 15 November debris sweep in the Skomer Marine Conservation Zone off Pembrokeshire. But that’s what they got. What first looked like a scrap of navigational equipment quickly raised eyebrows. The team realised the barnacle-scarred tube resembled…
Separatist candidate wins presidential vote in Bosnia’s Serb region
A close ally of Bosnia’s Serb Republic separatist leader Milorad Dodik won a snap presidential election in a tight race with opposition candidate, the election commission said on Sunday, citing preliminary results. “According to preliminary, unofficial and incomplete results, Siniša Karan won 50.89% of the votes,” Jovan Kalaba, the commission’s…
Radio Free Europe closes in Hungary
U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) will cease operations in Hungary, concluding a five-year run of a media service that a U.S. official said had complicated President Donald Trump’s foreign policy with a key ally. Founded in 1950 to broadcast into communist-controlled countries during the Cold War, RFE/RL continues to…
Europe needs tactical nukes to counter Putin
European aerospace heavyweight warns that the continent must have a stronger deterrent against Russia’s massive arsenal. European nations should develop a joint tactical nuclear deterrent to counter Russia’s expanding arsenal, Airbus board chair Ren’e Obermann said Wednesday, breaking one of Europe’s biggest defense taboos. Speaking at the Berlin Security Conference, Obermann said Europe’s current posture leaves…