How to watch the commissioner hearings like a pro – POLITICO

Reaching a two-thirds majority could be complicated: In many committees, reaching two-thirds will require votes in favor from Greens, Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the liberals of Renew Europe, the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) and the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). If the lawmakers cannot reach a two-thirds majority to approve or reject a […]

Taiwan holds unscripted war games simulating how to repel Chinese military offensive

In short: Taiwan has started its annual war games which this year will seek to closely mimic actual combat.  Soldiers will train around-the-clock, with severed command ties, and in challenging terrains across the island to improve the military’s readiness.  The war games come as the first under President Lai Ching-Te, who has drawn the ire […]

How to watch Taiwan’s election like a pro – POLITICO

TAIPEI — The stakes for Taiwan’s democracy could hardly be higher in a tight presidential election on January 13, with Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering an ominous New Year address in which he insisted “reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability.” The vote cuts to the heart of a battle for regional influence between […]

How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say | Conflict

Berlin, Germany – South of Berlin, the expansive Treptower Park stretches out alongside the Spree river – an oasis of tranquillity in an otherwise restless city. On a recent Saturday, small groups of people strolled along the paths, and on the river, a boat fitted with a jacuzzi floated lazily by. Towering trees, a combination […]

How To Build Conflict Skills—The Pinch/Crunch Model

Address a pinch before it becomes a crunch. getty We’ve all heard the clichés: Pick your battles. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Good advice, to a point, but for the conflict-averse, it is possible to be too selective about raising issues. Avoiding conflict can make matters worse—when […]

How to stop Ukraine’s NATO bid from derailing Washington summit – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. John R. Deni is a research professor at the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute. He’s the author of “NATO and Article 5.” The views expressed are his own. Marking the 75th anniversary of NATO’s founding, the alliance’s next summit in Washington is […]

How to Avoid Defeat in Ukraine – WSJ

How to Avoid Defeat in Ukraine. For starters, step up military aid and break Putin's global networks of influence. Walter Russell Mead. By. Walter … Source link

How to Have a Healthy Argument

I’ve heard of three Thanksgiving plans that got canceled because of disagreements over the Israel-Gaza War. In one case, over the past few weeks, a guy watched as his brother’s wife posted pictures of cease-fire rallies on Facebook. Finally he texted her: “So you love Hamas now?” She was horrified. After doing Thanksgiving together for […]

How to Structure and Build a Team For Long-Term Success

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. My dad was a high school basketball coach in the middle of rural Arizona. He rarely had the exact same group of players on a team year after year, so he never had just one system that he relied on. Instead, he learned to accept that he […]