By Bryan Walsh The cooling towers of a nuclear power plant in 2021, near Grohnde, Germany. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Germany’s decision to restart old coal plants rather than extend the life of its nuclear power facilities reflects a failure of environmental priorities. Peel away the politics and the passion, the doomsaying and the denialism, […]
By Jen Kirby A Transnistrian servicemember checks the passengers of a van entering the self-proclaimed “Moldovan Republic of Transnistria” at the Varnita border point with Moldova on April 28. | Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images Recent tensions in Transnistria are a reminder of the risks. Over the weekend, pro-Russian separatists claimed that Ukrainian drones dropped […]
By Coleman Lowndes The letter now signifies loyalty to the Russian president. Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak caused controversy in March when he accepted a bronze medal at a World Cup event, while sporting a taped-on letter “Z” on his uniform. The Z symbol had already been appearing all over Russia, as a sign of support […]