ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
Quando si sputa veleno…
Quando si sputa veleno, é meglio non mordersi la lingua: M5S: “Morto Giorgio sbagliato”, gaffe su Twitter per Debora Billi.
Death penalty
Goggle+ post: Death penalty in the USA Nicodin Bogdan: Methods of Capital Punishment in the United States since 1887 . Such a shame you can’t choose firing squad anymore. And…
In memoriam: Luca Prodan
Curiosity can be easily satisfied with a quick search on the web – that’s how I learned about the fate of my childhood friend, Luca Prodan. We were not allowed…
Russia and its neigbours
Russia is using proxies very cleverly to achieve its aims and maintain deniability – congratulations FSB. This doesn’t make it any more legal or acceptable, but it’s a lot harder…
Polska i sprawa Smoleńska
Gazeta Wyborcza: Prof. Skarżyńska i prof. Raciborski u Kublik: Po katastrofie Tusk stracił radość życia i rządzenia Mam wrażenie że znaczna część Polski też straciła chęć do życia. nie tylko…
“Blame the EU” game has its costs – and the bills are about to come due
Mediocre politicians blame other countries and, above all, the EU for all their problems. They get away with it, as the EU is not likely to respond or call their…
Hungarian elections April 2014
Seeing a swastika used during an electoral campaign in Europe (or anywhere else) in 2014 proves that we have failed dismally in allowing it to happen, with nazis raising their…
The Russians – villains or victims?
I see Russians as warm, easy-going people, eternal victims of rulers ranging from psychopathic mass murderers to corrupt manipulators, with the exception of only two half-decent presidents they ever had:…
Trolls, trolls galore
Russian trolls with Anglo sounding names are working overtime. Dozens of names, writing the same things in all the fora. Spewing venom and repeating trite and retrite anti-western platitudes. Good…