Issue Today

The last couple of weeks the tension between Ukraine and Russia has risen to an extreme height. The civil war in the East of Ukraine and the pressure that is laid upon both sides is huge. Russia is being sanctioned by the European Union while Russia boycotts our vegetable market. In the last weeks there seemed to be a little advance in the agreements made between Ukraine and Russia. There would be a convoy of Russian truck which would deliver humanitarian sustain to the areas which were closed in by the separatists and the Ukrainian Army.   It all seemed to be going the right way until the trucks came to the border of Ukraine, all the trucks would have to be checked on military material. Putin claimed that this was a strategic uphold of the Ukraine government. While on the other hand the Ukrainian government does not want Russia to support the separatists with weapons or any other material. Finally there was some movement of trucks crossing the bo...

Since the Soviet Union has fallen apart there has been peace and order in the biggest part of Europe. Is this about to change and are we heading into an era of unrest, political struggles, and a new cold war? Just like in 1984. “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” - This is the slogan from  The Party  in  1984 . Although it doesn’t appear that often in the novel, it is of large significance for the regime. I believe that the Vladimir Putin’s regime is starting to behave just like in  1984  the government is. I will explain to you why. Putin’s plans to control his people are slow but will eventually have a big influence. He has already lost a lot of confidence outside of his country and he doesn’t want to lose this confidence inside his country. That is why I think he changes the constitution slowly. Just like in  1984  Vladimir Putin has “revised” his version the acts by Stalin and ...