Foreign Affairs notes that Naftali Bennett, Israeli premier while the talks were ongoing, who was “mediating between the two sides”, has said that he “attempted to dissuade Zelensky from getting stuck on the question of security guarantees.’ He explained, “There is this joke about a guy ...
After Johnson walked away from talks last week, EU officials have become increasingly frustrated with British tactics which in their mind simply use up valuable time in unnecessary theatrics. But the UK side have argued that they must stick up for their position, and honour Johnson's ...
I have broken up many fights in my time. Once you have imposed a ‘ceasefire’, what you do next is really important. If you just tell both parties that they simply have to behave better and even do the ‘shake hands and be friends’ trope then you solve almost nothing. That is a ...
mainly bombings but also shootings, in service to what it defined as the ““strategy of tension.” This “strategy” was seen as a way to manipulate European public perception, thought, opinion and voting behavior away from progressive political parties and leadership, and ...
Without this protein cleavage, the virus would simply attach to the receptor and not get any further. “The furin site is why the virus is so transmissible, and why it invades the heart, the brain and the blood vessels,” Dr. Steven Quay, a physician and scientist, explained at a GOP ...
Right message. As for the messenger … not so. The reasoning is deficient, to be explained shortly, but first recognize the anomaly of criticism from someone with deep self-interest inpreservingthe current model. Leave for others the impassioned views on the legitimacy –- indeed, the morality...
Recent cancer policy has focused on early diagnosis which is incredibly important, but without a similar focus and matched investment in cancer treatment capacity, these patients are simply being added onto an ever-lengthening line for treatment. Cancer incidence is rising,...
There is no presumption on the part of the UK government that a private entity is subject to the control of a designated public official simply because that entity is based or incorporated in a jurisdiction in which that official has a leading role in economic policy or decision-making. Specif...
The terse verdict from the Environment Agency? “Simply not good enough.” “It’s a total scandal,” says Giles Bristow, who is CEO of marine conservation charitySurfers Against Sewage. “Things have got massively worse – it’s a shocker.” ...
If I was Prime Minister of the rest of the UK left behind, I would hope an independent Scotland did well but entering into a currency union would simply not be possible.And just as the Nationalists' plans for the economy have collapsed, I believe it is clear that staying in the UK i...