The latest strategic decision on part of Kremlin to suspend its last remaining nuclear weapons treaty with the US and its ongoing cooperation in nuclear technology transfer with China has effectively created a new strategic paradigm where China will continue to accelerate the construction of its nuclear arsenal, with the new deal between both countries cancelling any serious prospects for …

In 2021 the European Commission came forward with a proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act[1] to be able to regulate the use of AI in Europe. As AI has existed for a while why would now be the best time to regulate AI?  In the last decade, AI has evolved extremely fast and is used in many industries which take …

The devastation and loss caused by environmental disasters caused by climate change affect multiple aspects of the lives of those affected, both physically and socially. When such events occur, timely relief efforts to mitigate the effects of natural or man-made disasters are fundamental. In addition to this, observing the effects of disasters on affected communities is crucial to understanding the …

China has been earning accolades for their fight against climate change and environmental degradation. The Paris Agreement was a crucial turn for China in regulating its environmental policy. Today, China is international recognition for its efforts to tackle the environmental issue within. However, the Chinese Government, through their foreign direct investment, has managed to vex havoc in other parts of …

In August, United States President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which represents the most robust investment in decarbonization and efforts to combat climate change in United States history with climate related provisions totaling $369 billion. Meeting global commitments The bill is estimated to lower carbon emissions by around 40 percent from 2005 levels by the …

The control and limitation of nuclear armaments worldwide has been a key factor to achieve in order to maintain a relatively peaceful balance of power after the Second World War. Despite the ratification of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), effective since 1970, however, several countries across the world have not discontinued uranium enrichment programs and increased …

Croatia will be the 20th European country to enter the Euro zone as of January 2023, following its application to adopt Euro currency in 2013. While Euro currency has been devalued and reached equal exchange rate with US dollar for the first time since its implementation in 2002, on Tuesday 12 July 2022, the Council of the European Union approved …

A recession is defined as a dramatic decline in economic activity that lasts months or even years. A recession is declared when economy suffers negative GDP, rising unemployment, declining retail sales, and contracting measures of income and manufacturing over a protracted period of time. The nature and causes of recessions are both obvious and unclear. Recessions are essentially a cluster of …

Considering that Russia is the world’s second-largest producer of natural gas, one of the world’s largest oil-producing nations, and that Ukraine is a crucial transition point of the pipelines that link Russia and Europe, with the military invasion of the Ukrainian territory by the Russian troops, there will be a drastic aftermath on numerous sectors, namely the energy one. Although …

            Since the first car-like mode of transport, namely the Benz Motorwagen from the late 1800s, the world has come a long way in terms of transforming the whole mobility sector into a more sustainable, efficient, and green one. Yearly, more than 15 million new cars are being registered within the EU, with countries such as Luxembourg leading the charts …