Earlier this year, with Ukraine’s counteroffensive falling flat, Russia asserting dominance in artillery fire and U.S. aid to Kyiv mired in Washington politics, the Czech government set up a platform to gather donations from allied countries to co-finance the purchase of ammunition from producers around the world. In doing so, the aim was to side-step
Several countries — especially those that can borrow at low cost from financial markets — are reluctant to carry out unpopular domestic reforms in exchange for loans which they will have to eventually hand back to the Commission. An EU official said the Commission introduced stricter checks as a sop to frugal governments, mainly countries
The U.N.’s humanitarian work with partners is more important and complex than ever — not just in terms of saving lives, but also stabilizing communities and countries. And what we do in Chad does matter to those in Chicago, Copenhagen or Canberra, even if it’s far. Within days of the Sudan conflict starting, for example,