Russia benefits as Turkey slows down Swedish and Finnish applications to NATO and Hungary continues to block an E.U. embargo on Russian oil.
Tag: Secession and Independence Movements
Strongmen in Turkey and Hungary Stall Unity in NATO and the E.U.
Russia benefits as Turkey slows down Swedish and Finnish applications to NATO and Hungary continues to block an E.U. embargo on Russian oil.
Spain Says Cellphones of Prime Minister and Defense Minister Were Hacked
Officials said the devices were breached by the Pegasus spyware, made by an Israeli company, which is intended to track illegal behavior but has been misused by some governments.
Spain Says Cellphones of Prime Minister and Defense Minister Were Hacked
Officials said the devices were breached by the Pegasus spyware, made by an Israeli company, which is intended to track illegal behavior but has been misused by some governments.
Yvan Colonna, Corsican Jailed for French Prefect’s Murder, Dies at 61
A folk hero for Corsica’s nationalist movement, he evaded a long manhunt but was finally arrested in 2003. He died shortly after being brutally attacked in prison.
Spain Endorses Morocco’s Plan for Governing Western Sahara
Madrid endorsed a plan for limited autonomy for the territory in northwestern Africa, but the change in policy was denounced by independence groups and could aggravate relations with Algeria.
Covid Surge in New Caledonia, in the Pacific, HIts Indigenous Hardest
New Caledonia escaped the coronavirus for a year and a half, but a surge in cases has led to a state of emergency, with the disease disproportionately hurting the French territory’s Indigenous people.
Piece by Piece, Russia’s Rationale for a Ukraine Invasion Is Put in Place
Theatrical meetings and dubious battlefield reports have shaped the Kremlin’s narrative that war is being pushed on it by a United States determined to destroy Russia.
In the Trenches of Ukraine’s Forever War
Russian belligerence has drawn the world’s attention back to the eight-year-old secessionist rebellion in the Donbas region: a deadlocked, time-warped conflict with no end in sight.
In Turkey, an Exhibit Meant to Highlight Kurdish Suffering Provoked a Furor
A recent art show in a major Kurdish city in Turkey aimed to uplift a region crushed by years of conflict. It ended up serving as a reminder of how toxic the subject of Kurds remains in Turkey.