Kourtney Spak is an american journalist and political commentator. Her journalism career focuses on American domestic policy and also foreign affairs. She also writes on environment, climate change and economy.
WASHINGTON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – More from the United Nations Security Council, where Russia’s ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya, claims that Moscow’s forces have discovered evidence of Ukraine’s attempts to conceal biological weapons research. Nebenzya said that Ukraine had attempted to disseminate biological weapons
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After choosing a former Tory party candidate with ties to a rightwing thinktank as its preferred choice for the chair of the charities’ watchdog, the government has been accused of “looking after their own.” Ministers have bypassed
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In a historic address to the House of Commons, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to “fight to the end” against Russia, pleading for further assistance from the UK. In the words of Winston Churchill, “We
EDINBURGH (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Scottish government should implement a misogyny act, according to a report released this morning. Baroness Helena Kennedy QC has argued for “innovative, change-making, and radical” legal changes, including a new legislation to fight misogyny, advocated a
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Sir Keir Starmer has called for an investigation into reports that Boris Johnson pushed for a Russian-born businessman to be given a peerage despite concerns regarding security. After the PM’s intervention, the security services dropped an assessment
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Starting on Monday, when the Commons is anticipated to vote on all phases of the Economic Crime Bill in a single sitting, events in Ukraine are likely to dominate the parliamentary week. As events unfold, there will
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – PM Johnson accused Russian President Putin of committing “a war crime” during a Prime Minister’s Question Time session that was preceded by a standing ovation for Ukraine’s ambassador. The PM criticised Mr Putin’s “abhorrent” attack on his
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson’s nationality and borders bill has been defeated in the House of Lords four times, including the elimination of a key plank of the government’s immigration strategy that would have criminalised refugees who enter the UK
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The removal from Swift is considered one of the most severe restrictions imposed by the West. The United Kingdom, the European Union, the United States, and Canada have decided to bar a number of Russian banks from
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) Boris Johnson claims that Ukrainians are battling “heroically” and “successfully” in some areas. Following a call with the President of Ukraine, the PM Johnson stated that “things are not going all the way of President [Vladimir] Putin.” He
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, demonstrations and protests in favour of Ukraine have taken place around the UK. Thousands of people have attended rallies in Edinburgh, London and Manchester including outside the Russian embassy and Downing
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson has announced the “largest set of sanctions ever imposed anywhere by the government of UK” against Russia, which includes sanctions against President Putin’s former son-in-law. Five more oligarchs, including the once youngest billionaire of Russia
