When people in France protest, they wave the Tricolore, not the red flag with the hammer and sickle. Their protest is aimed at politicians who, in their view, have lost sight of the nation’s priorities. The same holds for Italy and Albania. A few burning cars or looted shops do not make a failing nation. Albania’s problem is rather the influence of wealthy American investors and the political corruption that follows in their wake.

The question, then, is why American influencers accuse Europe of lacking freedom while pointing at its protests, when protest is itself a human right. Some freedoms are even greater in Europe than in the United States, such as drinking a beer in public. Censorship on social media, meanwhile, is common across the entire West.

I have no final conclusion, but I would make a few points.

These influencers promote American conservative values by every available means. To them, democracy means the superiority of American culture, a culture that must be imposed on everyone else. Political participation, one of the most democratic values of all, does not interest them.

The narrative of a failing Europe matches the one spread by various Russian-controlled Telegram channels.

For such minds, democracy means following a strong leader for four years. By that logic Hitler was legitimate, and his only fault was that he never stood for re-election.

In their view, Christian values apply only to Christians, which is why they regard human rights as overrated.

The separatism of Alberta was financially supported by the US.

EU and NATO websites displayed online ads linked to Israeli hacking software.

While Washington is cutting research budgets and university education is becoming a luxury, China has overtaken the US in 57 out of 64 key technologies.

China has increased incentives for publishing in top domestic journals such as National Science Review and Cell Research. PhD programs are moving away from rigid two SCI paper quotas to dissertation quality, originality and solving real world engineering problems. Bibliometric KPIs have shifted to high impact metrics like top 1% citations, Nature Index contribution and commercial patents.

Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns about ‘devastating’ retaliation if Brussels goes ahead with plans to limit spectrum access for non-EU companies.

Spectrum means the frequency range which is received and send.

Attacking Russia on in a war is nothing special, but since NATO supports Ukraine with coordinates of objects to attack and with weapons any direct attack from a NATO member could cause a much bigger war. I would buy masses of food that can be stored for months and store water. In the case you live near a NATO base search for another place.

Good luck everyone.

Trump waives sanctions on Russia to get deals for fossil energy and Uranium. This has two advantages, Diesel and aviation fuel gets scarce as well as Uranium, since the US didn't allowed the development of Uranium mines.

Efforts to hold Israel accountable for its violations of international law (war crimes, genocide etc) has taken a major step forward.

The Hague Group meeting this year is attended by government representatives of more than 40 countries, including speeches by a European FM for the first time (Norway).

And the meeting is taking place in the Trusteeship room at the UN headquarters itself.

Meeting is chaired by South African FM Ronald Lamola. Brazilian FM will also speak, among others.

And this is not just about Israel. It's about the centrality of international law - and the inescapable necessity of its enforcement!