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"European Values": The Ideology of Fortress Europe

Are the values of human rights specific to European civilisation, marking the continent off from other regions of the world? Traugott Schoefthaler takes a critical look at the positions of European think tanks and foundations

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ForMin's deputy sec-gen: Estonia helping independent media across the world

TALLINN - Deputy secretary general global affairs at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mart Volmer is to take part on Friday in a high-le...

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Russia 'teaming up' with allies to help bypass Western sanctions, conference told

Economic sanctions against Russia are working but could be “even more effective”, a conference in Brussels was told. It heard that Russia is managing to partly bypass sanctions with the support of allies such as Iran. That is one reason why EU member states “could do more” to make sanctions work more effectively, the event […]

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Lebanese Hezbollah expands narco-network

Iranian proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah has been gradually expanding its narco-network in a number of continents and countries. According to a recent

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Was the Fall of Afghanistan Inevitable? We Asked 8 National Security Experts

Did Afghanistan have to collapse in the way it did just one year ago?

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Was the Fall of Afghanistan Inevitable? We Asked 9 National Security Experts

19FortyFive asked nine top experts a simple question: Was the fall of Afghanistan inevitable? Here is what they told us.

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Young are the 'main targets of proponents of disinformation'

Disinformation is a “threat” to young people because of youth’s “reliability” on the internet. That is the view of Dr. Stephanie Daher, a researcher at the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD), a leading Brussels-based policy institute, where she is currently managing a project on disinformation. She says young people have emerged as the “main targets […]

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Malaysia has potential to be a 'standards-setting' country in combating forced labour

Malaysia has been hailed as a potential “model” for others to follow in the global fight against forced labour. A conference in Brussels was told the Asian country has taken several “positive” steps to address the issue. At the same time, further “urgent action” is needed, not least in Europe to ensure that “it gets […]

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Social media platforms have an 'important role' in combating disinformation, conference told

A conference was told that “very urgent” action is necessary to counter the phenomenon of disinformation in order to avoid a “catastrophe”. Speaking at the online event, Professor Eleni Kyza said it was “crucial” to find ways to address the issue. Kyza, of the Department of Communication and Internet Studies at Cyprus University of Technology, […]

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EU steps up efforts to 'rein in' rising problem of fake news, conference told

A new EU initiative will help tackle the rising problem of disinformation, a Brussels conference was told. The event, part of a series focusing on disinformation, heard from several experts who each called for more transparency from online platforms in addressing the issue. It coincided with the publication by the European Commission of its strengthened […]

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