This Day in Alaska History-August 23rd, 1914
NATO to Boost Ranks of High-Readiness Forces by 650% to Over 300,000
Anti-war campaigners responded that “this is not the path to peace and will not make the world safer.” The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization announced Monday that the military alliance will dramatically increase the ranks of its high-readiness forces from 40,000 at present to “well over 300,000″—a 650% boost—as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rages […]
To ‘Have Our Own Media’ Is Key to Political Power, Orbán Tells US Right-Wingers
Hungary’s strongman prime minister gave the recommendations at CPAC’s first-ever gathering in Europe. Right-wing activists from the U.S. and Europe gathered for the Conservative Political Action Conference this week in Budapest, where Hungary’s authoritarian ruler Viktor Orbán on Thursday advised them to assert control of mass media in order to defeat progressive forces. The call from […]
Finland and Sweden Aim for NATO Membership, Prompting Russia’s Fury
HELSINKI — Finland and Sweden are expected to formally apply to join NATO later this month, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries say Moscow’s actions have changed the security dynamic in Europe and the Kremlin’s nuclear threats require the collective self-defense that NATO can provide. Finnish lawmakers are debating joining the alliance following […]