Ethics and Diversity Club of North South University (NSU) organized a seminar on “The world has an Achilles’s heel: a moral argument that NATO should be dismantled” on August 7, 2022 at the Syndicate Hall of NSU, a press release said Monday. The main speaker of the event was Prof. Dr.
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Erdogan renews threat to freeze Swedish, Finnish NATO bids
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed his threat to "freeze" the NATO membership bids of both Sweden and Finland unless the military alliance complies with Ankara's conditions. At a NATO summit in Madrid at the end of June, Erdogan called on the two countries to "do their part" in
NATO nations sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland
The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals - and possible political trouble in Turkey. The move further increases Russia's strategic isolation in the wake of its invasion
NATO summit concludes amid criticisms of bloc’s aggression
The 2022 Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) wrapped up here on Thursday amid mounting criticisms of the military alliance's increasingly aggressive and destabilizing security policies unveiled at the meeting. Twenty-two NATO members on Thursday agreed to launch the NATO Innovation Fund, a multi-sovereign venture capital fund that will
Thousands demonstrate in Madrid against NATO summit
Thousands of demonstrators rallied here on Sunday to call for peace and protest against a NATO summit to be held here this week. Social, antimilitarist and pacifist movements from around the world gathered to show support for a congress concluded here on Saturday by an anti-NATO group, and its latest declaration
Targeting only Russian oligarchs, a historic mistake
The war in Ukraine has highlighted Russian kleptocrats funnelling billions of dollars out of the country and investing them in London and other major global financial centres, prompting political leaders in Europe and USA to crack down on this shady money. Russian oligarchs are believed to hold as much as
Firm, unified response needed to Russia’s aggression
It is now clear diplomacy matters little to Vladimir Putin. Despite the efforts of a string of presidents and prime ministers to prevent conflict, on 24 February, Putin started the war he’d been itching for. What now seems evident is that Putin expects to maintain a Cold War-style sphere of influence
Taliban expect US withdrawal, vow to restore Islamic rule
The Taliban warned Washington on Friday against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan, promising a “reaction,” which could mean increased attacks by the insurgent group. The Taliban issued their warning at a press conference in Moscow, the day after meeting with senior