The Russian and Ukrainian governments both blamed forces aligned with the other for mortar fire in eastern Ukraine and for using the accusations as justification for increased aggression. AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda Scott Radnitz, University of Washington In the past few weeks, U.S. officials have warned several times that Russia plans to create the
È il tema di politica estera di maggiore attualità in questo periodo: con la crisi ucraina, la Russia torna con forza sullo scacchiere internazionale e attorno a lei Stati Uniti d’America, NATO e Unione Europea cercano soluzioni diplomatiche. Ospite di questo appuntamento con Bruno Carenini, nella sua rubrica Windows Interview, è Alessandro Fanetti, analista
Plenty of places hiring, and more people looking for jobs. AP Photo/Nam Y. Hu Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha The U.S. economy surprised analysts by adding 467,000 jobs in January, overcoming omicron concerns and continuing a long streak of gains, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Feb. 4, 2022. Yet at
One of the lessons drawn from the pandemic is that globalization can be a disadvantage. Especially if you are dependent on raw materials and finished goods from the Far East, which may then not arrive on time. This has been the experience for many Spanish fashion brands that are among the largest in
With Abdala, Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus, Cuba has developed three highly effective protein vaccines against Covid-19. After the third vaccination, they provide 90% protection against severe symptomatic courses. Unlike mRNA and vector vaccines, protein vaccines are cheaper and easier to produce and store. Cuba’s willingness to share knowledge of vaccine development and
Julien Théron, Sciences Po Talks between Russia and the west have failed. Moscow has described the situation in Ukraine as “intolerable” and “a matter of life or death”. The US president, Joe Biden, has predicted the Kremlin “will move in” to Ukraine. The impasse was reached when the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, insisted
Clodagh Harrington, De Montfort University and Alex Waddan, University of Leicester When Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th US president in January 2021, 51.3% of American voters heaved a sigh of relief – along with much of the world. After four tumultuous and unscripted years of Donald Trump, restoration of calm
Afza’s father had one condition if he were to allow her to return home: that she leave her child behind. A survivor of sex trafficking who became pregnant during roughly two years at a brothel, Afza was eventually found by police in 2015 and reintegrated into her family without her baby. She was
In March 2020 we experienced what felt like a power outage.. and we were alone. I had no idea if anyone would respond to these questions from a stranger.. let alone share their darkest fears.. but these are their stories. Documentary self shot by 90 participants around the world (including: Australia, Indonisia, India,
As India races to bring its entire population online, Deepa and Jaya, two girls from a working-class neighborhood in Delhi, are introduced to the internet for the first time through a learning lab at their school. Their time in the lab opens up a universe of fresh ideas, possibilities, and perspectives, and provides