German Militarization Upsetting Europe’s Power Balance

This post was originally published on here Germany is pumping hundreds of billions into its defense industry and has said it will spend twice as much on its armed forces as France. This is turning Europe’s perennial economic powerhouse, which already has the fourth-largest military by spending, into something unseen since World War ii. As…

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Corruption Scandal Rocks Ukraine

This post was originally published on here A 15-month investigation by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau led to the resignations of two high-profile ministers on Wednesday: the energy minister and the justice minister. The investigation’s full scope is yet undisclosed and is likely more complex than it appears, but the implications for Ukraine could be grave.…

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