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From the list of nations I identified (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index#Components) at https://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2025/05/post-no-3115-proposal-for-human-rights.html as being the most democratic and also (from https://www.ohchr.org/en/core-international-human-rights-instruments-and-their-monitoring-bodies) similarly well placed on human rights, I have found the following news items this week:
(Note: a number of these are not in English: in those cases, I have relied on Firefox’s automated translation)
Finland (see https://finland.fi/, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
Finland, along with Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, issued a condemnation of Israel’s plans for the E1 settlement in the Occupied West Bank; “The Finnish Navy has officially brought the Israeli-made Gabriel missile system into operational use, replacing its ageing Swedish counterpart, Helsingin Sanomat reports.” This “has drawn public attention due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza”. There are two other weapons systems in use or coming into use; reporting also included the declaration of famine in Gaza;
“Finnish President Alexander Stubb [who Estonians reportedly view as their world representative] says Russia has no intention of entering peace talks with Ukraine and that only [the] US President [D_ T_] holds the leverage to pressure Moscow” - the Defence Minister has also commented that Russia does not want peace. Reporting also covered Russia’s rejection of a summit; details of what investigators consider happened in the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines; 70% of Finns support security guarantees for Ukraine; and several dozen Russian soldiers on the Ukrainian front shooting each other “in non-lethal areas to fraudulently claim more than €2 million in state compensation”;
A joint statement was issued on the strategic partnership between Finland and Canada; “Finland’s homicide rate drops but violence against women persists”; childcare is heading towards a crisis as a result of staff shortages and training cuts; a housing shortfall amid uncertainty; Finnish tourists are avoiding the USA;
Uruguay (see https://uruguay.uy/en, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
Gazans killed by the IDF amidst the famine and the acceptance of an Arab ceasefire proposal by H___s; the election of a new, leftist President;
the revenge being enacted by the USA’s current head; the suspension of European parcel services to the USA; Paraguay has followed the USA and Ecuador in declaring a transnational criminal organisation a t_rr_r_st organisation, on a basis including alleged links to high ranking Venezuelan officials, including President Maduro; Madura has claimed Venezuela is impregnable; a t_rr_r_st attack in Colombia;
a visit by the EU President regarding a trade deal; the abuse of female political prisoners in Belarus; “Leaders of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela on Friday approved the Bogotá Declaration, a document that establishes a unified position for COP30, scheduled for November 10-21 in Belém do Pará, Brazil”; the detection of new COVID-19 variants; Argentine’s government has experienced a series of legislative setbacks;
Uruguay is strengthening collaboration with Brazil, its relationship with the UAE, and received a business delegation from Iran; the centenary of the Legislative Palace is being celebrated;
Luxembourg (see https://luxembourg.public.lu/, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
“Recognising Palestine is not just symbolic ... is the least Luxembourg can do”;
Gas prices have risen as (unduly optimistic, IMO) hopes of peace in Ukraine fade;
“Revised LGBTQ+ action plan draws praise but also sharp criticism ... from Human Rights Commission over missed protections”; a call for human resources to get back to being human; Portugal has had another fire death as Spain starts to get on top of their fire crisis;
“Luxembourg Government and SES to Develop and Launch New Defence Satellite for GovSat”; North Korea has test fired two new defence missiles;
Denmark (see https://denmark.dk/, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
Thousands have demonstrated for Palestine; A facility for autists and their families has been opened;
Germany (see https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
The partnership between Jordan and Germany was affirmed, and will work for Gaza; Germany’s informal “security cabinet” is united on the need for an improved situation in Gaza and the West Bank, which requires humanitarian action by Israel, a comprehensive ceasefire - which requires action by H___s, and no steps towards annexation of the West Bank; Germany reaffirmed its support for and consulted with Ukraine;
New Zealand (see https://www.govt.nz/, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
New Zealand has emphasised its commitment to Pacific regionalism;
New Zealand’s conservative government is trailing its allies on recognition of Palestine;
Norway (see World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
Norway is providing “NOK 1 billion [US$100 million] to secure energy supplies for Ukraine before another cold winter of war” and was part of a joint statement of support to Ukraine by the Nordic nations, Iceland, and Canada, “NOK 200 million [US$20 million] in budget support to Palestine” and issued a statement on “Israel’s attack on Gaza City”, and issued a statement “on the attack on a WFP aid convoy in Darfur, Sudan”. Norway may also ask NATO to help defend its continental shelf.
Spain (see https://www.spain.info/en/, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
provision of training in feminist foreign policy, promotion of the establishment of new Partnerships for Sustainable Development (including with Uruguay, and soon with Egypt and Panama), continuing its position as one of the top 25 humanitarian donors in the world by tripling its budget for humanitarian action in the main global crisis hotspots, from conflicts in Europe and the Middle East to emergencies in Latin America and Africa, a strengthening of its commitment to Ukraine, condemned Israel’s attack on a hospital in Gaza, and regretted new US sanctions against International Criminal Court.
Costa Rica (see https://www.presidencia.go.cr/ [Spanish], World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
Costa Rica has led the UN into a resolution for global governance of machine learning (aka “AI”); Costa Rica has reiterated “urgent calls for a ceasefire and unrestricted respect for international humanitarian law”; a former Costa Rican President is being tried on charges of alleged corruption; although concerns over insecurity arising from record homicides have been downplayed by the President, tourism leaders are calling for action; a major drug bust is a big win, but shows the struggle against cartels is continuing; as lawyers struggle to contact renditioned people in Panama and Costa Rica raises concerns over inadequate medical treatment, and Guatemala frees hostages taken during prison riots, Costa Rica will reportedly also accept renditioned people and is planning to create an El Salvadorean style mega prison; as rare White-Lipped Peccaries still survive (https://ticotimes.net/2025/08/24/rare-white-lipped-peccaries-still-survive-in-costa-rica), Costa Rican National Parks will measure the impact of tourism (https://ticotimes.net/2025/08/24/costa-rica-national-parks-to-measure-tourism-impact) - and there has been outrage over the release of a person suspected (https://ticotimes.net/2025/08/26/outrage-in-costa-rica-after-man-suspected-of-killing-14-dogs-is-released) of killing 14 dogs;
Sweden (see https://sweden.se/, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
Sweden has allocated “SEK 9 million [US$0.94 million] to Egyptian Red Crescent operations in Gaza”; as a court in Sweden sentences a Swedish man to life over his role in the killing of a Jordanian pilot in Syria in 2015, Swedish n__-n_ z_s are using MMA to recruit new members; a mass shooting has occurred; new national guidelines on eating disorders; Sweden has delivered radar aircraft to Ukraine as both nations agree to launch joint weapons production - Sweden is also selling Gripen jets to Thailand;
Ireland (see World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
Ireland and France have discussed Gaza and the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, and EU-US trade with the USA’s trade representative; public consultation has commenced on the Health Sector Adaptation Plan for Climate Change; an opinion that “in Israel in the minds of the majority, the people being butchered are not innocent. Views of the public are partly shaped by members of the media”; “a pro-Palestine protest has been held outside government departments over the Central Bank of Ireland’s role in approving Israel Bonds for sale in the EU which they say are funding the war in Gaza”;
Iceland (see http://www.iceland.is/, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
a condemnation of Israel’s actions in Gaza City; Iceland is among nations cancelling postal deliveries to the USA in response to tariffs based on country of origin, not postage; Iceland has been convicted by the ECHR in one DV case but acquitted in another DV case, both about cases expiring while under investigation;
Netherlands (see World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
An investigation into possible possible human trafficking at a luxury gym; a ban on priority housing for refugees breaches the Dutch constitution; other news article I couldn’t access include a halving of the murder rate, fewer private rentals, bike production has stopped in that bicycle favouring nation, and an online bank was fined for lack of money laundering controls.
Austria (see World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
Austria has strengthened its partnerships with Landlocked Developing Countries; a former member of a (neochristian) religious group has been arrested in relation a series of bombings of that group; a shooting murder;
Switzerland (see World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
Swiss companies will help with 12 reconstruction projects in Ukraine; a racist police chat group is being investigated; evidence of atrocities in Myanmar is being documented; antisemitism is problem, but many victims fear speaking out; Israel’s latest settlement in the West Bank has been condemned by Switzerland;
Malta (see https://www.gov.mt/mt/Pages/home.aspx, World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Australian government Smart Traveller, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Reporting this week has included:
concerns about overtourism; random drug and alcohol testing of drivers will be introduced;
Australia (see World Atlas, Lonely Planet, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia):
Noting most Australia-related issues are in my weekly reflections and news post, reporting this week has also included:
Ninth Australia–Indonesia Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting; Australia-Korea Foundation grants and visiting professor appointment announced; $266 million will be provided to support the work of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; a statement was issued to mark the eighth anniversary of the Myanmar military’s attack against the Rohingya;
Analysis and commentary:
Overall, the sense I have is of smaller nations being vulnerable to the bullying of the USA, or drifting towards the right (voters tend towards when they are afraid or situations are uncertain - even when it is the fascists who CREATED those circumstances), but there are notable exceptions - Uruguay, Denmark, Ireland, and, despite its internal right wing problem, Germany. Most of the other nations are showing signs of why they are in this selection, but this week New Zealand, under its conservative government, The Netherlands, Costa Rica, and Sweden are showing grounds for concern.
Disclaimer:
I lack the resources to undertake this on a comprehensive and authoritative basis; I do what I can within my limitations, including available news sources.
For the record, the list of nations is:
Finland, Uruguay, Luxembourg, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, ✓ Norway, Spain, Costa Rica, Sweden, Ireland, Iceland, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Malta, Australia.
IP = International Peace, HR&D = Human Rights and Dignity;
⇑ = Good news or improvement(s), ⇓ = Concerning or bad news or decline, ∼ = probably around the same or unknown;
Elemental Energy Assessments
I have also done an elemental (https://gnwmythrsglossary.blogspot.com/2015/09/elements.html) energy (https://gnwmythrsglossary.blogspot.com/2023/09/nonphysical-energies-under-development.html) assessment for the main places of contention between the BPM (http://gnwmythrsglossary.blogspot.com/2015/12/bpm.html) and nonBPM, which are:
West Asia
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Looking at these:
- West Asia needs more more BPM Water , and less nonBPM Æther ;
Inward focus predominates in Æther Fire Earth , outward focus predominates in Water Air
BPM predominates in Æther Fire Earth , nonBPM predominates in Water Air
With regard to the levels, upper levels predominate in Fire Water Air , and there is no clear pattern for Æther and Earth .
With regard to relative strength of the elements, Æther is much stronger, and Earth much weaker, than the other elements.
Overall, more compassionate thinking about others is required.
Ukraine and eastern Europe including Russia
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Looking at these:
- Ukraine and eastern Europe including Russia needs more BPM Æther Fire Water , and less nonBPM Æther Fire Water ;
Inward focus predominates in Earth and Water , outward focus predominates in Æther , Fire , and Air
BPM predominates in Earth , Water , and Air , nonBPM predominates in Æther and Fire
With regard to the levels, lower levels predominate in Æther , upper levels predominate in Fire Earth Water Air
With regard to relative strength of the elements, there is not significant relative differences.
Overall, Ukraine is dominating in the element of Air, which reflects their better development and use of drones and ideas in general, but increased genuine BPM spirituality (not stilted, dogmatic, ideological, hierarchical, old religion) would help – which is almost impossible in a wartime situation. The need for this is greatest on the Russian side.
the USA
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Looking at these: Æther Fire Earth Water Air
- the USA needs more BPM Water , and less nonBPM Fire ;
Inward focus predominates in Water , outward focus predominates in all the other elements.
BPM predominates in all the elements.
With regard to the levels, upper levels predominate in Fire and Earth , and the other elements have no clear predominance of level.
With regard to relative strength of the elements, Water is weaker than the other elements.
Overall, this shows a lack of BPM emotions towards others – emotions such as compassion, tolerance/acceptance, etc. It is the lack of these emotions that is more of a problem than the presence of excessive intolerance, suspicion, fear, anger, hate, etc.Central and northern Ana’esia (aka Africa)
The selected democracies
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Looking at these: Æther Fire Earth Water Air
- The selected democracies needs more BPM Æther , Fire , and Air , and less nonBPM Water;
Inward focus predominates in Fire and Earth , outward focus predominates in Æther , Water and Air
BPM predominates in all except Water , nonBPM predominates in Water
With regard to the levels, upper levels predominate in all
With regard to relative strength of the elements, Air is slightly stronger than Earth and Water , with Æther and Fire being weakest.
Overall, decency is being driven from the physical realms up – which relies generally on logic, and thus risks not speaking to the heart as well as genuinely BPM spirituality does. That can show as a weakness of BPM Water, or trouble finding a response to nonBPM Water and/or Air.The World
Notes:
- When used, please note using the name Ana’esia rather than Africa was proposed at https://theconversation.com/is-africa-a-racial-slur-and-should-the-continent-be-renamed-234740 as a way of reversing colonialism - especially colonialist thinking. I am trying to do that with other names as well - hence the far more accurate and precise West Asia, for instance, and Bandaiyan for Australia, which is explained at https://www.evolves.com.au/australia-or-bandaiyan/
- Note how to generate emotions
- Although this assessment came out of “Post No. 690 - More on Magickal Elements” https://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2015/04/post-no-690-more-on-magickal-elements.html and “Post No. 562 - A Rethinking of the ‘Laws’ of Magick” https://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2014/06/post-no-562-rethinking-of-laws-of-magick.html , its earlier origins are the work I started doing in September, 2014, based on a project that I began in March, 2013, and earlier contact with the idea of people working psychically together.
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