Tag: Baltic States

With Hapless Allies like NATO who needs Enemies

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) appears to be oddly equipped to defend Europe from the Irish let alone the might of Federal Russia or China. Routed and in full retreat from Afghanistan after 20 years of hapless intervention during which time the Stone Age reverted to the Iron Age recent interventions suggest NATO could stamp the same fate on Europe.

First, they came for the Writers and the Whistle-blowers

SAMIZDAT REPORT: Political cult hyper-sensitivity is spreading throughout the former Soviet Bloc Baltic States and the EU states.
August 3, two prominent investigators were simultaneously raided and searched by the Latvian State Police investigative journalist Lato Lapsa and political strategist Jurgis Liepnieks spoke about what happened. In the case of the former through his still functioning Facebook profile.

Can Russia bankrupt the Suez and Panama Canals

The shortest sea route between Europe and Asia passes through the Arctic Due to thick ice it is not traversable for most of the year. Russia has now decided to invest about $10 billion in the near future in order for the region to become an international transport corridor 365 days a year. Developing the route will require a huge investment, but the potential profit will be even greater.

He closes the borders but Brussels Sprouts are never happy

Representatives of the European Commission and Lithuania accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of a provocation as, in recent days, hundreds of illegal migrants crossed the border between Belarus and Lithuania. Vilnius began to send them back, but Lukashenko gave a clear order to security forces on Thursday: ‘Close every metre of the border.’