Ukraine Lost $1.2 Billion - Ukraine Lost $1.2 Billion

 

Trump’s Arctic Threats: Why Canada and Europe Need Functional Trans-Arctic Cooperation With Russia By Uriel Araujo Trump’s growing pressure on Canada and Europe (over Greenland and now Iceland) is exposing the limits of a purely trans-Atlantic approach to Arctic governance. With Russia being a key Arctic power, trans-Arctic cooperation would be a natural path for Europe and Canada. Read here

Robert A. Dahl: Historical Development of Democracy as a Political System. Contemporary Reality: “Polyarchy” By Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović The American political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, Robert A. Dahl (1917−2014), left in his immense scientific writing opus considerable remarks on democracy. Here, I would like to summarise his theoretical approaches to democracy. Read here

Why I Still Don’t Talk About 9/11 While Talk of Trump Using Nukes Increases By Edward Curtin With the 25th anniversary of “9/11” this week, it is important to remember all the warning signs that were evident in the months leading up to the events of that terrible day and the anthrax attacks that followed. Despite their obviousness, the Bush administration, after the fact, denied that they were aware of them. Read here

Apollo Footage: Lunar Gravity — or Slow Motion? By Mark Keenan Does the Apollo footage actually behave as footage recorded on the Moon should behave? According to contemporary physics and the theory of gravity the Moon’s gravity is purportedly approximately one-sixth that of Earth’s. That means objects falling or being thrown into the air should follow trajectories that are measurably different from those produced under terrestrial gravity. Read here

A New Sanctions Regime: Targeting Israel’s West Bank Settlements. Joint Statement of Foreign Ministers Pertaining to a “Two-State Solution” By Dr. Binoy Kampmark International responses to Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank, notably regarding redrawing the ethnic composition of the territory, have been a slow burn affair. Condemnation and admonitions have issued from various international bodies and civil society groups regarding the settlements of zealous Israeli nationalists. Read here

U.K. Shifts Policy on Occupied Palestine. Netanyahu Strikes Back By Abayomi Azikiwe Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband “called out” the growing numbers of Israeli settlements in the West Bank imposing sanctions on some aspects of the system although contradictions remain within the overall stance towards apartheid state. Read here

Secret Audits Find Ukraine Lost $1.2 Billion to Arms Fraud in One Year By Ahmed Adel Ukraine lost approximately $1.2 billion in 2024 due to fraud, waste, and mismanagement in military procurement, according to confidential government audits obtained by The New York Times. The audits, conducted by Ukraine’s State Audit Service and an internal Ministry of Defense team, cover 2024 and 2025 and reveal a contracting system that consistently paid inflated prices, used intermediaries for deals, and awarded new contracts to companies under investigation or in default. Read here