World Politics

Leaders of the countries of the world and global issues.

Poland's president awards Zelensky Order of the White Eagle

"It is difficult to hide the tears of emotion watching your service to your homeland," Duda told Zelensky... "You have not abandoned either Ukraine or your countrymen. You are an exemplary leader of the state and nation," Duda added.

Yeonmi Park (North Korean escapee, YouTuber)

Park's memoir In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom was published in September 2015 --wikipedia. She' since graduated from Columbia University and written her second book.

Paul Joseph Watson (YouTuber)

Facebook-banned British, conservative commentator whose theme is "culture, controversy, contrarianism."

a woman as president

Was does Consciousness say?

universal basic services

Unconditional access to a range of free, basic public services, such as shelter, sustenance, health care and education, funded by taxes and provided by a government or public institution --wikipedia

Kishida's visit to Ukraine

Japan's Prime Minister recently made a surprise visit to Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy. There was, in fact, no good reason for it, according to the calibration result.

Hungary's position to stay neutral in the Russian-Ukrainian war

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán won't allow the transportation of any weapons or military equipment to Ukraine through the territory of Hungary. Hungary is basically the only EU country that is against the sanctions against Russia, and is under heavy criticism for this --request

Joe Biden's visit to Kyiv

"President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 20, in a major show of support days ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion." --theepochtimes.com

National Review online

Once staunchly politically conservative, the commentary now trends towards moderate, undecided or unaffiliated.

Chinese "spy" balloon over US, intention

A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying on sensitive military sites despite China’s firm denials --apnews.com

Reservation in India (policy)

a system of affirmative action in India that provides historically disadvantaged groups representation in education, employment, government schemes, scholarships and politics --wikipedia

Davos, World Economic Forum WEF (update)

The meeting brings together some 3,000 paying members and selected participants – among whom are investors, business leaders, political leaders, economists, celebrities and journalists – for up to five days to discuss global issues across 500 sessions --wikipedia

Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine

they may allow Ukraine to take the fighting to Moscow’s forces and re-capture more occupied land, rather than focusing primarily on beating back Russian attacks --cnn.com

Russia Not Yet Defeated (article)

"Sure, the initial Russian invasion last year was defeated by Ukraine. Sadly, however, Russia has not yet been defeated—and it does not appear to be on the brink of defeat, no matter what the propaganda in the West says."

Russia plans to invade Sweden?

The island of Gotland, Sweden "is a key site for any army or merchant fleet seeking control of the surrounding waters, which link Russia’s second city of St. Petersburg with six Nordic and Baltic capital cities as well as northern Germany" --politico.eu