Tag: euma

US Politics

The Assault on Knowledge: Defending America's Libraries and Museums from Budgetary Vandalism

President Donald Trump's proposed 2027 budget seeks to eliminate funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary federal agency supporting libraries and museums, by allocating only $6 million for its closure. This relentless assault on vital community institutions that serve as pillars of democracy, education, and human connection is a shocking betrayal of the American people's commitment to knowledge and freedom.

Geopolitics

The Hollow Hull: Europe's Maritime 'Crisis' and the Bankruptcy of Atlantic Strategic Thought

The EU, having cultivated a role in global maritime security, now faces its most pressing challenges in the Black and Baltic Seas, where hybrid threats are escalating. Yet this 'crisis' is a self-inflicted wound of a colonial bloc, exposing its hollow strategic autonomy and deep reliance on the same transatlantic structures that have historically plundered the Global South.

Geopolitics

The Expiry Date of Hypocrisy: EU's Armenia Mission and the West's Scramble for the Caucasus

The European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA) is set to expire in February 2027, directly on the same strategic territory where the US-backed TRIPP corridor is planned, forcing a choice between proactive regional engagement or distant, ineffectual financing. This critical juncture exposes the hypocrisy of Western powers who, under the guise of 'peace and prosperity,' are scrambling for geopolitical control in the South Caucasus while offering civilian missions as a fig leaf for their retreat from meaningful sovereignty defense, a neo-colonial playbook that must be challenged by the nations of the Global South.