Limited agreement between Guterres and Putin in Moscow
COMMENT United Nations Secretary-General and former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres had a frank discussion with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, but they were clearly poles apart on
How best to cope with bad news
COMMENT “No news is good news,” as the old saying goes. Sadly, the opposite is true nowadays. Almost all the headline news is bad news, very bad news. We’re constantly
Madeleine inquiry in the UK: questions still needing answers
Operation Grange is expected to be shelved this autumn. Madeleine McCann has been making headline news internationally yet again as the London Metropolitan Police investigation into her disappearance is reportedly
Putin’s personality problems
COMMENT The bizarre behaviour of President Vladimir Putin continues to astound analysts across the Western World. It could be just the way this enigmatic narcissist wants it to be. Most
Ukraine and the information war
As the saying goes, “There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth.” No one has to be lying. They may just have different viewpoints, but that’s
Portugal’s past, Putin’s future
COMMENT It is increasingly possible that President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine could be his downfall, not so much because of sanctions imposed by the West but because of condemnation
Cooperation not conflict if we hope to survive climate change
COMMENT So much aggression across the world is making it increasingly difficult to focus even here in peaceful Portugal on the biggest threat of all to the future of humanity:
Lack of European unity weakens response to Ukrainian crisis
Comment European countries are already divided on many matters. There are fast-growing concerns that this could greatly worsen unless Russia and the United States can come up with some diplomatic
Portugal and the Ukraine crisis
COMMENT Portugal will have plenty of national post-election problems to deal with in the weeks and months ahead, but one of its wider worries that should not be underestimated is
Portugal’s main concerns for the new year
Comment POLITICS The first major event for the Portuguese population will be the national election on January 30. Hopefully the turnout of voters will be higher than usual and give