Kozeta Cika contributed to the article Image by Gertjan R Elections in Albania cemented a deep victory for the Socialist Party. Until now, it presided with 73 MPs, with 71 needed to create government without coalition. Edi Rama, SP leader, has named this victory as a masterpiece of the ordinary…
Kozeta Cika contributed to the article Image by Stefan Kühn The 2017 electoral campaign is over. Today is the day of electoral silence and tomorrow Albanians will turn to the ballot boxes, more dubious than ever. It has been a very aggressive campaign month, with big clashes between two coalition…
Image by kremlin.ru The European Union extended sanctions against the Russian Federation until January of next year due to continued Russian support of separatists in East Ukraine and a refusal to follow the Minsk agreements negotiated to end the conflict. The 28 EU heads of state and government made the…
Image by The Russian Presidential Press and Information Office Hungary has been locked in a struggle with the European Union over its migrant policy of forcing nations to accept hundreds of thousands of ‘refugees’ that would destroy its culture and way of life. The Hungarian government has made it clear…
Image by Mohammad Hassanzadeh The Trump administration, accused by the American Left as being in bed with Moscow, issued new sanctions against Russian companies and officials over the continued Russian actions in East Ukraine and Crimea. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the new restrictions “don’t help to improve the…
In the early 1980’s, while serving in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), I was a fire control officer in a HAWK surface to air missile battery. Pretty soon after my basic and professional training the first Lebanese War, known as Operation Peace for Galilee broke out and my unit was…
Image by Emreculha Russia has said it will treat US warplanes operating in parts of Syria where its air forces are present as “targets” amid a diplomatic row caused by the downing of a Syrian jet. It will also suspend a hotline between Russia and the US set up to…
A US warplane on Sunday shot down a Syrian military aircraft that dropped bombs near US-backed fighters in Syria, the US military said… To Read More Visit Reuters
Image by NordNordWest The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been concerned about defending the almost indefensible Baltic members of the alliance for some time. This focus has become especially worrisome after Russia embarked on a remilitarization of the area by placing large amounts of weaponry and forces in Kaliningrad,…
Image by AGERPRES Romanian Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu refused to resign Thursday as his party withdrew support over alleged attempts to weaken anti-corruption laws. Grindeanu’s leftist Social Democrat Party (PSD) said he was not implementing the coalition’s program and withdrew support for his cabinet. A no-confidence vote was scheduled for…