Last month, New Zealand’s political and media establishment erupted in outrage over the decision by the Cook Islands government to sign a wide-ranging strategic partnership agreement with China without consulting Wellington.
Both of these famous quotes by Henry Kissinger seem apt for Ukraine, which has been embroiled in a war against Russia, and also for countries in Europe that have been cheerleaders and part-funders of the conflict.
Zelensky’s regime prohibited the Russian language in schools, political opposition was outlawed, the Orthodox church was banned, and all Russian shows and programs from TV were removed.
Europe now finds itself in the unfamiliar and deeply unsettling position of the hunted, caught in the crosshairs of a new, albeit familiar, form of imperialism—one spearheaded by its former protégé and transatlantic partner, the United States under Donald Trump.
Albania and Croatia became official members in April 2009, followed by Montenegro in June 2017.
A new biography promises unvarnished access to the real Chrystia Freeland. Instead, it offers the same old mythmaking.
The West has long tried to delegitimize the Russian president and the nation he leads.
Brussels wants to cut out the only EU institution with directly elected representatives when plotting its €800 billion defense plan.
