As numerous countries introduce their own emergency measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Hungary has emerged as the first democratic casualty of this crisis. On March 30, the Hungarian Parliament voted by 137 to 53 to approve...
In an interview with the BBC‘s Laura Kuenssberg UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that the coronavirus has proven that the state has to spend more money “to right the social wrongs of this country.” Indeed, the British Government has...
Covid-19 strikes without regard to a person’s gender, ethnicity, or status in life. The only discernible difference among infected people is the higher mortality rate that comes with their increased age. No one has been spared from possibly contracting it,...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen fears a loss of cohesion in the European Union due to the corona crisis. After the re-introduction of border controls in the face of the pandemic Europe is now “looking into the abyss,”...
Israel’s Blue and White party was formed in the run up to the April 2019 Knesset elections with the aim of defeating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Its formation was necessitated by the need to present a united front in the...
An unusual phone call at a critical time in the region was made on Friday by one of the United Arab Emirates most influential leaders Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed to Syrian President Bashar al Assad. MBZ is Crown Prince of...
For Venezuela, a state ravaged by hyperinflation and an authoritarian regime, 2020 could be either a year of unimaginably worse decay or an opportunity to throw off the shackles of President Nicolás Maduro. US President Donald Trump is hedging his...
Covid-19’s impact reaches far beyond just its devastating physical health implications. Most notably, the ever-verbose EU has become a union in name only, silent and obsolete. Its virtues, freedom of movement, open borders, and cooperation are currently in free-fall. Amid...
Turkey’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged 20 Saudi Arabians in connection with the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The murder took place inside the Kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018. Details of the Indictment According to Turkish prosecutors...
The United States has further increased pressure on Venezuela’s President Maduro. On Thursday, Maduro was charged with drug trafficking. Moreover, the United States is paying up to $15 million in rewards for his capture as US Secretary of State Mike...