Tag: researcher
Will the unity of the West last as the war drags on? Western countries’ own problems are already taking attention away from supporting Ukraine, says a Finnish researcher
Ukraine needs more and more support and for a long time. There is enough sympathy in Europe, but domestic crises also take away political attention, says researcher Timo Miettinen. EU…
The EU Parliament’s corruption investigation is a massive image disadvantage that populist actors will certainly seize on, says the researcher
The corruption scandal tarnishes the European Parliament, which has had a reputation as a defender of democracy and human rights. The bribery investigation also casts a shadow over the harsh…
Italy does not want to let rescue ships into port, the government says it will make immigration more difficult – according to the researcher, the measures have little effect
On Sunday, Italy saw an exceptional situation when two rescue ships of aid organizations landed in Italian ports. The ships were carrying more than 500 people rescued from the central…
Is Qatar trying to improve its image by bribing EU decision makers? “As if straight from the papers of an influencer communication office,” says the European researcher
Qatar has become the focus of corruption suspicions in the European Parliament. Qatar, connected to the European Parliament’s corruption network, has tried to promote a positive image of the country…
Fewer teachers able to meet daily physical activity goal for students: Western researcher
News Local News Thirty high school students take a ride on donated bikes in Greenway Park in London in this file photograph from October 2020. Mike Hensen/Postmedia Network Fewer than…
In Russia, mothers and wives are fed up with soldiers being treated as ‘cannon fodder’, and researcher says it could have far-reaching consequences
Concerned relatives of Russian soldiers traveled (you switch to another service) in mid-November to the base in the city of Valuik, located on the border with Ukraine. The wives and…
Orbán’s inner circle has made huge fortunes with EU subsidies, according to the researcher, corruption is at the core of Hungarian society
Corruption is at the core of the Hungarian system, and no quick changes are expected. This is what a senior researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki…
In China, the protests spread to major cities, according to the researcher, it is difficult for Xi to back down from corona measures: “The leader is infallible in China”
Suppressing the protests would call into question the main argument of China’s corona policy, thinks international politics professor Yelle. China has followed exceptionally strict measures to prevent corona infections for…
Scotland’s Prime Minister defiantly continues to push for independence – “Big gamble”, says researcher
Being part of the United Kingdom is not voluntary, the Scottish Prime Minister concluded after the Supreme Court rejected a referendum on independence. Those who want Scottish independence have been…
Sweden sent a message to the East when it caught the suspected spy couple spectacularly, the researcher estimates
According to a researcher of intelligence history, suspicions of spies in the Nordic countries have largely been dealt with quietly through diplomatic channels, because Russia’s information acquisition has also been…