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.
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – With news that US President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet to resolve the Ukrainian problem, the week has started on a more positive note. Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has invited Putin
BERLIN (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Volodymyr Zelenskiy, president of Ukraine did not hold back in what he termed as “his own dreadful history lessons” in his erratic address to the conference hall on Saturday. “Seeing a shell crater in the schoolyard, children
BEIRUT (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah eased on Saturday after a drone flew into Israeli airspace on Friday for a 40-minute, 70-kilometre surveillance mission. After the Israeli Iron Dome failed to bring it down, it returned to Lebanon.
BRUSSELS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After two difficult years marked by claims of “vaccine apartheid” and “discriminatory” travel bans, the African Union and the European union are meeting in Brussels for a two-day summit to restore relations. A total of 40 African
BAGHDAD (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Officials cautioned Wednesday that a surprise verdict by Iraq’s high court put doubt on the legal basis of Iraq’s Kurdish-run region’s independent oil policy, threatening to force a political wedge between the two governments. The legal justifications
ATHENS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – On Tuesday, the parliament of Greece authorised a €3 billion deal for three new French-built frigates, which defence officials say are critical in resolving continuing tensions with Turkey. Lawmakers also approved the addition of six new Rafale
STOCKHOLM (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following the release of a video of a Syrian youngster on the internet, Swedish social services have been accused of purposely taking Syrian children from their families. In a different tale, a Syrian family requested assistance from
ROME (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Participants may finally celebrate the return of the historic carnival and parade through Venice’s Saint- Mark’s square after two years of silence, now that surgical masks have been replaced with traditional masks. “It’s a little different because
WASHINGTON, DC (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Concerns about a hawkish Federal Reserve are threatening to dampen risk appetite across the markets, so investors are ready for additional gyrations in other cryptocurrencies including bitcoin. In recent weeks, the volatility that has always been
CANBERRA (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Australia has dropped a cartel case against Citigroup Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, and numerous former employees against a $1.8 billion stock offering, a startling retreat from the biggest white-collar criminal trail of the country. Federal prosecutors announced
