After many candidates in the French presidential election were brought down by scandals, a perceived failure of the government, or lack of a voting base, the French elections first round of voting closed with Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron moving forth to the second and final round of French presidential voting. Neither candidate is from one of the parties… Read more »
Vladimir Putin has held a couple titles over the past few decades, President and Prime Minister; however, one thing’s always true, he’s always the one pulling the strings. Putin and Medvedev have operated through a tandemocracy, switching positions after their terms have expired allowing them to technically run in non-consecutive terms, though they’re both always in power. Things may change… Read more »
Terrorism is not, as Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London said after the recent Westminster attack, “part and parcel of life in a big city.” Nor is it “part and parcel” of life in Europe. Or, at least, it shouldn’t be those things. Mr. Khan is attempting to normalize attacks such as yesterday’s Paris shootings, with good intentions in mind. It… Read more »
Following the French Election for the past few months, one can easily note how contentious this race has been. There’s a large number of candidates; however, there are only five main candidates who have a real chance at winning the Presidency. These candidates are Marine Le Pen (National Front), Emmanuel Macron (En Marche), Benoit Hamon (Socialist Party), Francois Fillon (The Republicans),… Read more »
On Thursday, the first of more than 1,100 NATO soldiers arrived in Poland. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Romania are contributing troops in order to counter potential threats from neighboring Russia, including an S-400 missile defense system Moscow has positioned in Kaliningrad. Three other formations, similar to NATO’s response in Poland, are expected to become operational in the… Read more »
After last year’s Brexit vote, a vote which defied projections and surprised many, with the majority of British voting to leave the EU, Britain spent nearly a year of governmental turnover with the resignation of many MP’s, most notably Prime Minister David Cameron, before initiating their departure from the European Union last month. In another surprise, current Prime Minister Theresa… Read more »
the picture of PC Palmer is such an innocent photo taken for an innocent reason and it truly hurts knowing that he was taken down by an evil less than an hour later. People need to stop complaining about leaked videos and blaming other people, if it isn’t safe to do, then don’t do it at all. Seriously, have some… Read more »
This past Wednesday marked the one year anniversary of the Brussels bombings. The worst attack in Belgian history. The same day where a memorial was being unveiled the worst terrorist attack was happening to London. The man who drove in to the crowd and then hit a wall has been claimed by Isis as a “Solider of the Islamic State.” When… Read more »
In the coming weeks, the citizens of Turkey, both in Turkey itself and those abroad, will vote in the constitutional referendum that will determine the future of the country. While referendums in most countries are on fairly mundane subjects, the upcoming one in Turkey has the potential to change the country from a modern democracy into a backwards dictatorship, say… Read more »
Donald Tusk, the council president of the European Union, was recently elected to a second term. Though he is widely popular in most European countries, his own country of origin, Poland, are much more critical of him. Poland is currently ruled by the Law and Justice party, a further-right group that is considered to be Eurosceptic. Despite Tusk’s popularity, the… Read more »