The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided that athletes from Russia and Belarus may participate in the Olympics. They may participate as neutral athletes, without the use of emblems and flags. This joins a series of cowardice from the Olympic Committee. For me, this decision will mean that I will not be able to…
Since 1899, Venezuela has considered an area in neighboring Guyana as its territory. The conflict has flared up over the area of Essequibo, which makes up 2/3 of the whole of Guyana, has flared up regularly since the borders were decided by an international arbitration. Oil, gold and gas The area that is rich…
17 March 2024 Russia will hold its presidential election. It has not yet been confirmed that incumbent President Vladimir Putin is running for a new 5-year term. Everything indicates that Putin is taking a new term and therefore launching his candidacy soon. Putin will win in a country without real democracy. The opposing candidates…
Anyone who thinks that sanctions against arms exports to Russia will prevent Western weapons from reaching the battlefield in Ukraine is wrong. Weapons and ammunition do not come to Russia directly from Western countries, but via intermediaries. The sale of so-called hunting weapons to countries such as Poland, the UAE, Hungary and Croatia has…
In a document from the military ministry in Israel, it is proposed to transfer the Palestinian civilians to Egypt’s side of the Sinai. A desire to annex the Gaza Strip is probably behind it. The proposal is unethical and creates no solution to an ethnic conflict between two peoples who claim the same area….
Israel’s retaliation to Hamas’ terrorist attack in Israel 3 weeks ago exceeds what can be defended. The suffering Israel inflicts on the civilian population is extreme. No one can defend a collective punishment in this way. Closing the Gaza Strip to humanitarian aid while bombing the small densely populated area is reminiscent of ethnic…