As COVID-19 cases plummet in some parts of the world, 2021 is shaping up to be a hot vaccinated girl summer. The European Union announced last week that it will reopen its borders to nonessential travel this summer, welcoming in eager tourists who have received the necessary jabs. The summer travel season traditionally begins Memorial Day weekend and, after a…
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Photo Credit: The National Interest. As Russia, China, and America race to develop cutting edge fighter jets, the European Union is starting to feel pressure to invest heavily in its own aero defense. Perhaps, given the overhyped Russian threat and the ongoing American investment in EU defense, the EU should resist the pressure to upgrade. Air superiority has come to…
Photo credit: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-separatist-areas-coronavirus-threat-considerable/30561756.html In Ukraine’s second month of its immunization campaign against COVID-19, it’s attempting to reach an ambitious feat — to vaccinate most of the adult population, 70 percent of the country, by year’s end. In terms of vaccination rates, Ukraine ranks dead last in Europe: averaging about 15,000 to 20,000 vaccinations a day. Taking into account that adults…
Stockholm+50 Reflects Lack of Urgency on Environmental Action
In the 1970s, concern for frightening levels of air pollution, hazardous effects of biocides, and the rapid deterioration of the environment reached a breaking point. Recognizing the mounting problems of climate change, nations came together during the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972. The Conference—widely heralded as the birth of environmental diplomacy—established groundbreaking milestones for…