UNITED NATIONS, Apr 28 (IPS) - The Trump administration’s hostile attitude towards Western Europe—and the threat to pullout of the 32-member military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – signifies the danger of losing the longstanding protection of the US nuclear umbrella over Europe.

Jana Puglierin, director of the German office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, was quoted as saying: “Trump may, or may not, want to leave NATO officially, but he has every means to undermine NATO”.

Read the full story, “If the US Nuclear Umbrella Collapses, Will it Trigger a Euro-Bomb?”, on globalissues.org →

JEJU ISLAND, Apr 27 (IPS) - Ahead of the 10th Our Ocean Conference, with the theme "Our Ocean, Our Action," comes a global call to protect the world's oceans.

Read the full story, “Koreas Troubled Waters: Traditional Women Divers Protecting an Ocean in Crisis”, on globalissues.org →