Japan-Russia conflict

The two countries ended their formal state of war with the Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956, but as of 2022 have not resolved this territorial dispute over ownership of the Kurils.

Wimbledon

Wimbledon’s controversial decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s Championships continues to be met with pushback from the tours, and the International Tennis Federation. On Friday the ATP and WTA Tours filed statements saying that they will…

Tesla and ESG

“In a blog post Wednesday, the S&P explained why it kicked Tesla out of its ESG index earlier this month.It said that Tesla’s “lack of a low-carbon strategy” and “codes of business conduct,” along with racism and poor working conditions…

Hungary and Ukraine

“For the first time since the Maidan revolution, Ukraine’s road to the transatlantic community is being actively blocked not only by Russia but by an EU and NATO member state as well: Hungary. While Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been…