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Future of NI at stake unless Protocol changed, say Orange Order Updated / Saturday, 28 May 2022 18:53 By Vincent Kearney Northern Editor A senior member of the Orange Order has said Northern Ireland's future is at stake unless the Northern Ireland Protocol is fundamentally changed. The Rev...

This article reeks of american moralist preaching. Who's going to be in charge of those decolonized regions then, another Lukashenko, or some warlord or oligarch? Who'll be doing the decolonizing, and what will happen with the thousands of nukes they still have? Whatever nations get born out of...

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I can't help but feel that the situation in NI is seriously close to breaking point. Can't really pinpoint why, just wanted to get it out. Please keep us updated every once in a while if you have a chance!

Watched a couple of interviews with Kevin Rudd lately since he's doing promo for a new book of his, and I think he's one of the most concise and intelligent analysts of the situation here. Really recommend putting some of them on as background noise for chores or while commuting. Some of those...

Ukraine: Commission presents plans for the Union's immediate response to address Ukraine's financing gap and the longer-term reconstruction Today(18.05.22), the Commission has set out plans in a Communication for the EU's immediate response to address Ukraine's financing gap, as well as the...

REPowerEU: A plan to rapidly reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition* The European Commission has today presented the REPowerEU Plan, its response to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. There is a...

The partition of Ireland back in 1921 was seen as the lesser of two evils. Had it not happened, then the British would have put down the rebellion with insurmountable military might and Ireland would, potentially, still be part of the UK today. Saying that "X territory is part of Y nation" can...

UK threat over NI Brexit deal ‘breeding mistrust in EU capitals’ Anger and disbelief within EU at UK’s position given goodwill Boris Johnson has built up over Ukraine Leo Varadkar: ‘The fact that the UK government is talking openly about breaching international law is a matter of concern.’...

The Ausgleich of 1867 didn't come about because it was in the best interest of Austria and Hungary, it came out of an Austrian fear or the empire breaking apart/into civil war. After Prussia gave us a good beating, the Hungarians saw their chance in a renewed attempt at breaking free, which was...

Thank you, I returned to Austria during the last week, but this week should be far less of a hassle. Going to be more active again... since we're having a fairly active(if not historic) year this year, what with the russian invasion and NATO expansion, Sinn Fein in NI, Marcos and Duterte in the...

Oh yes, not disputing that renewable energy will be growing faster and cheaper the more time goes on, and that production capacity will steadily and exponentially increase. But the sheer power density of fossil fuels, and the spatial requirements of renewable energies in relation to available...

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European Energy in Numbers This is part 2 and the continuation of my previous post regarding european energy, which admittedly comes a bit late, but better late than never. Was a bit of work searching and scouring for these figures, and then typing it all out, but I can say that I learned a...

A powerpoint on the fallout and aftereffects of a 200kt nuclear bomb hitting the Aviano AB in Italy: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Zentrale/Aussenpolitik/Abruestung/HINW14/Presentations/HINW14_S1_Presentation_NRDC_ZAMG.pdf Location of the Aviano AB...

The Chinese Nuclear Breakout and the Biden Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review By Mark B. Schneider August 28, 2021 On August 12, 2021, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command Admiral Charles Richard stated, “We are witnessing a strategic breakout by China….The explosive growth in their...

In the last century, the deadliest problems were usually based on an ideological basis and a political decision to go to war. There was little in the way of an acute need to survive as a nation or as a people and fighting over the most fundamental requirements that a human needs to live, outside...

Chinese drone firm DJI pauses operations in Russia and Ukraine By Chris Vallance Technology reporter Published27 April The world's largest commercial drone-maker DJI has suspended all business activities in Russia and Ukraine. Since the start of the war, Ukraine has urged the company to take...

Please don't play down or equate the crimes of the nazis with what the russians did in central asia. It was terrible and devastated the established cultures, but what the nazis did was manifold worse. Also keep the thread on topic