Click play to listen to this article a new plan Coordinating increased military spending among EU members is not only about strengthening Europe’s defenses – it is also about strengthening its defense industries. As governments across Europe ramp up defense budgets in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the race is on to determine who … Read more
Prices are rising in Fastest pace in decadescreating a cost-of-living crisis that is forcing people around the world to make difficult choices about what they buy. The UK is no exception: inflation hit A 40-year high at 9% In April it is expected to Peak above 10% Near the end of this year. The High … Read more
Click play to listen to this article On Wednesday, the European Commission will roll out a plan under which it will take on a new defense leadership role by helping member states coordinate their increased military spending. The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused drastic changes in European defense policy, pushed Sweden and Finland toward NATO … Read more
Welcome to the post-zoom hangover. if last year Focus on the pervasiveness of technology in our daily lives, and this year’s conversation hinges on finding a workable balance – between security and privacy, between innovation and sustainability, and between risk and responsibility. As the coronavirus pandemic (finally, somewhat) relinquishes center stage, focus has shifted to … Read more
The United States is currently preparing a $40 billion package for Ukraine and is expected to win final approval in the Senate as soon as Wednesday. by Christopher Condon and Christopher AnsteyBloomberg Posted on May 17, 2022May 17 2022 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has issued a call for widespread economic aid to Ukraine, warning … Read more
Efforts were underway on Tuesday to rescue the last defenders inside the Azovstal steel plant in the devastated port city of Mariupol after Ukrainian officials said the fighters had “completed their mission” and that there was no way to liberate the plant by military means. The Ukrainian military avoided using the term “surrender” to describe … Read more
Eleven Republican senators bucked their leadership and voted against a proposal to provide a $40 billion security aid package to Ukraine on Monday, in a sign of growing Republican opposition to US efforts to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s three-month-old invasion there. The security package is not expected to pass until later this week because … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin It hosted a meeting of the Russian-led military coalition, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), on Monday on its 30th anniversary — but the meeting It was anything but ceremonial. Instead, heads of state from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which make up the NATO-like collective defense organization, went to … Read more
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Russia’s war in Ukraine will not go as planned by Moscow and calls for more military support. Russia bombs its positions in eastern Ukraine as it seeks to encircle Ukrainian forces in the Battle of Donbass. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces are in a … Read more
The United States is expected to double its military aid to Ukraine in the coming days as the Senate is expected to pass a bill giving Kyiv billions of additional weapons and military aid. But the sheer volume of US arms donations has sharply reduced its supply — and analysts warn that it will take … Read more
