The Sámis are European’s only recognised indigenous community residing in Sámi Country (Sápmi) which stretches across the northern parts of Sweden, Norway and Finland, and Russia’s Kola Peninsula. The Sámis have faced decades of discrimination and assimilation. The Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian Constitutions has recognized certain rights of the group. Norway and Finland have advanced on this right and has …

Poland has given official form to its reparation demands on Germany at the beginning of October. Foreign Minister Rau signed a diplomatic note addressed to his German counterpart Baerbock. Shortly before a visit by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Warsaw, Poland’s government has taken another step to lend weight to its reparations demands on Germany. “It expresses the Polish …

In January 2011, South Sudanese voted through a referendum for their independence, with a nearly 99 percent vote in favor of secession. The period followed until South Sudan’s formal declaration of independence was difficult. At a time when violence was the norm and not the exception in both Sudan and South Sudan, the attacks along the north-south borders increased after …

Following President Vladimir Putin’s announcement regarding a partial mobilization order on September 21, Russians have been attempting to flee to neighbouring states to avoid being drafted into the military. With the Schengen Border Code implemented, taking asylum is the next best course of action for Russian nationals fleeing persecution. However, many States have been quick to shut borders to prevent …

The decades-long feud between Greece and Turkey has intensified in the last few months with the two countries exchanging accusations of unnecessary aggression and calling for intervention from the international community. The issue at the heart of the latest escalation is the long-standing dispute over territorial claims to the islands in the Aegean Sea. The status of the islands was …

Moldova also wants to join the EU in order to manifest its independence from Russia. But this would bring another frozen conflict that will divide the country as we see it in most of the east-european countries. The Republic of Moldova has only 2,6 million inhabitants, and the number is declining. Numerically, the small state located between Ukraine and Romania …

China is visibly closing itself off. Exchange and dialogue are hardly possible anymore. This has drastic consequences for the relationship with the West. For more than two and a half years, hardly any foreign political advisor has visited China. Some even say Scott Kennedy is now the first. The senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in …

Tensions erupted during this summer in the Balkans after the government’s declaration that identity documents and vehicle license plates issued by Serbia would not be valued in Kosovo, as the Kosovo-issued documents are not valued in Serbia. The Serbs who live in the north of Kosovo and have Belgrade-issued plates and documents have strongly reacted to such a decision, although …

En of august, the EU foreign ministers have agreed to restrict the entry of Russian citizens into Europe in the future. How far this should go, however, remains controversial. Foreign ministers are somewhat of the chief diplomats of their countries, and this is usually reflected in their language. But when EU foreign ministers discussed a visa ban on Russian tourists …

Giorgia Meloni could become head of government in Rome this Sunday 25th of September. Are the worries about Italy turning away from Europe justified ? Almost 3 weeks ago, the election program of the right-wing conservative party “Fratelli d’Italia” (Brothers of Italy) was published. In recent polls, the party led by Giorgia Meloni has a 25 percent approval rating and …