Political kaleidoscope “My ship is incomparable and proud… but he swam away” |
New Eastern Outlook has a new segment: “would be funny if it weren’t so sad”. Which events shocked us in January?
A word about the land of Eyjafjallajökull
Iceland is experiencing no less important events. Against the background of US’ appetites in Greenland, this Scandinavian state, which has evaded becoming a member of the EU, has seriously begun to contemplate…falling under Brussels’s dictate. Were that to happen, the harsh northern land will experience all the delights of European arbitrariness towards national economies, the imposition of policy, being overrun by migrants, and acquaintance with the Euro. As for the EU bureaucrats, they will have to translate all their papers documents into Icelandic, a language new to them and known for mercilessly twisting foreigners’ tongues.
A risk for the face
The United Kingdom’s brilliant logic has made it stand out. High-ranking royal hawks officially declared that the United Kingdom will not send troops to the territory they and the rest of the West still call Ukraine if a threat to their safety arises. The logic, one must agree, is killer. But it seems an army that thinks like that is exactly what the British deserve. On the other hand, what’s unclear about this? Nobody wants to fall face first into the mud.
Bullseye
While British officials fear spoiling their facade, French President Emmanuel Macron, it seems, has already encountered such a mishap recently. He appeared in public with a bloodshot right eye. Although the anti-hero of the day first tried to joke his way out of questions (and then his administration had to officially comment on the situation and........