By Mark Soo On February 27, the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine was established under the Ukrainian Army, with its formation announced online by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The announcement resulted in numerous volunteers making inquiries with Ukrainian embassies and/or consulates on how to join the legion. The Ukrainian military recruited volunteers who had prior […]
The world is experiencing dramatic moments as a bloody war in Ukraine unfolds. A war in the heart of Europe. Putin’s authoritarian regime seeks to change the borders and the balance of power in Eastern Europe in a geopolitical game of terror. Having served at the KGB before becoming President, Vladimir Putin does not believe […]
By Alexander Brotman Far from Brussels, Ukraine is where an often-silent battle for the future of Europe has been waging amidst the cacophony of other European crises. The difference lies in the fact that Ukraine’s battle is not about crafting the terms of its engagement with Europe, but about getting to Europe and separating itself from […]
By Rowan Sockwell This month, the Chinese government will employ one of the world’s biggest platforms as it uses its propaganda outlets to ‘sportswash’ its human rights violations across the country. This sportswashing was on full display in 2008; now, fourteen years later, China is again attempting to use the Olympics to improve its global image, […]
It is undoudtable that China is the new rising world power with a long-term strategy of economic and political expansion. The geopolitically crucial area of Eurasia is a new field of competition as China seeks to revive the “Silk Road”, a trade route that leading to Europe and from there to the rest of the […]
Two-thirds of voters in Northern Ireland believe there should be a vote over its place in the UK, but only 37% want it to take place within the next five years, according to a new poll for the Observer.
Peter Norman reports on the AEJ UK Section’s online meeting on 22nd June 2021, where Darius Semaska, Lithuania’s Ambassador for Hybrid Threats and Resilience, revealed the massive scale of the “hybrid” threats from Russia aimed at destabilising western democracies and weakening NATO.
By Valdemar Tomaševski (MEP & Leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania) The future of Europe is the Europe of homelands. The future of Europe is the return to Christian values. At the beginning of a post-war Europe, the idea of a community based on true values sprouted on a continent stained with blood. […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Sfaelos* 76 years have passed since the end of World War II during which 50 million people lost their life. In May 1945, a black page in history closed with the defeat of Nazism and the occupation of Berlin by the Allied forces. The final end of the War was of course […]
As we approaching the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the newly-elected AEJ President Saia Tsaousidou said that 2021 has already witnessed the murder of a colleague in Athens and two more journalists in Africa this week. “Enough is enough!” she said. “The intimidation of journalists is outrageous. Moreover, it constitutes a real threat for our societies.”
