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Should Ukraine have nuclear weapons too?
News, Slavoj Žižek, Published on 02/12/2024
» Following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, publicly appealed to those who had voted for both her and Mr Trump. She wanted to know what motivated such an apparently inconsistent choice, and the predominant answer she heard was that she and Mr Trump seemed more sincere, whereas Vice President Kamala Harris came off as too calculating.
World needs Ukraine to prevail
Oped, Dmytro Kuleba & Josep Borrell, Published on 27/02/2024
» On Feb 24, 2022, when Russia marched hundreds of thousands of troops into Ukraine, marked the beginning of a major geopolitical earthquake. For two years, Europe has been living with the grim reality of the continent's largest war of aggression since World War II, and with widespread, horrifying atrocities.
Democracy must prevail in Sahel
Oped, Josep Borrell, Published on 12/09/2023
» Some events are more memorable than others and serve as landmarks for a term in office. I will always remember attending a ceremony in Paris, in December 2019, to honour 13 French soldiers who had died in Mali. It was my first official act as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
All talk, no dialogue on Asian security
Oped, Richard Maude, Published on 10/06/2023
» The International Institute for Strategic Studies' Shangri-La Dialogue has wrapped up its meeting in Singapore. The context for this year's summit was not propitious: Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine grinds on, while Chinese President Xi Jinping continues his uncompromising approach to global affairs.
Honesty can advance the Middle East peace process
Oped, Josep Borrell, Published on 15/03/2023
» Too many people are dying every week in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, and millions are living in fear and hopelessness. The world's response has been characterised by too many statements and too little action. That must change. We in the European Union and the wider international community need to do more. We know that people around the world expect us to work for peace, justice, and international law everywhere. But to act successfully, we first must be honest with each other and ourselves.
The pursuit of international law
Oped, Josep Borrell, Published on 22/02/2023
» Feb 24, 2022 will forever be recalled as the day when Russia started its brutal, unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine. This was and remains a case of pure aggression and a clear-cut breach of the UN Charter. This war is neither "just a European issue", nor is it about the "West versus the rest". It is about the kind of world we all want to live in: No one is safe in a world where the illegal use of force -- by a nuclear power and permanent member of the Security Council -- would somehow be normalised. That is why international law must be enforced everywhere to protect everyone from power politics, blackmail and military attack.
A complex deal: Iran, nukes, oil, Israel, Russia
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 18/03/2022
» As with most re-marriages between the same partners, the participants are not exactly starry-eyed. They have just figured out that the old deal was just better than no deal at all.
Window of opportunism
News, Postbag, Published on 06/03/2022
» Re: "EU to grant blanket protection to refugees", (BP, March 4) and "Early implications of Russian invasion", (Opinion, March 4).
Might doesn't make right, unjust wars will fail
Oped, Josep Borrell, Published on 03/03/2022
» At this dark hour, when we see Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine and massive disinformation campaigns and information manipulation, it is essential to separate lies -- invented to justify what cannot be justified -- from facts. The facts are that Russia, a major nuclear power, has attacked and invaded a peaceful and democratic neighbouring country, which posed no threat to it, nor provoked it. Moreover, President Vladimir Putin is threatening reprisals on any other state that may come to the rescue of the people of Ukraine. Such use of force and coercion has no place in the 21st century.
EU is putting gender equality first and foremost
Oped, Josep Borrell & Jutta Urpilainen, Published on 26/11/2021
» Rarely in the world have women and girls' rights been challenged in such a concerning way as they have been in Afghanistan. The European Union has made it clear that future EU development assistance will depend on the respect for norms on human rights, including women's and girls' rights. The EU will continue to support women and girls worldwide, sticking to our values and beliefs.