Right-wing populist Geert Wilders has been named Dutch Politician of the Year for the third time. The anti-immigration and anti-Islam MP likens the Koran to Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ and wants to close national borders to stop an “Islamic invasion.” Never before has a politician won the award on three occasions. The Dutch Politician of the Year award is nominated annually by EenVandaag,... 

On October 21, the parliament of Slovenia approved the use of army units for border protection to limit the influx of migrants from the Middle East. According to Interfax, the Slovenian government announced that the number of refugees had exceeded at the capacity of the state to accept them. As many as 19,400 refugees have entered the 2-million-strong Slovenia since Saturday. The number of refugees... 

Australia has announced plans to buy a fleet of giant US drones to help patrol the nation’s borders, monitoring energy infrastructure and attempts to enter the country illegally. On Thursday, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the Triton Unmanned Aerial Vehicles would be based in the southern city of Adelaide, AFP reported. “These aircraft will patrol Australia’s vast ocean... 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal Saudi Arabia has threatened to block Qatar by land and sea amid a simmering row between the two Arab states over Doha’s links with the Muslim Brotherhood and the role of al-Jazeera television station. According to a report published by US-based newspaper Huffington Post, the threats were made during a private meeting between the foreign ministers of the... 

Iskander high-precision missile system Russia cannot see NATO expansion towards its borders as positive, as under certain circumstances the possibility of military confrontation remains, the Russian PM has said at the Euro-Arctic Council’s forum. When a reporter asked Dmitry Medvedev how the balance of forces in Europe will change if Sweden and Finland decide to enter NATO, the Russian Prime Minister... 

Western European countries are preparing the ground for the revision of the Schengen border control and recovery. France and Germany are primarily interested in taking such measures aimed at ensuring the EU’s internal borders. The new French president Francois Hollande, as well as his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, is in favor of strengthening the fight against illegal migration. Enhancement... 

The long-range missile for Russia’s state-of-the-art S-400 Triumf (Triumph) anti-aircraft complex is to be created this year. “As a matter of fact, we are at the stage when the development of the missile is about to be completed. I believe that the task will be accomplished in 2012,” Alexander Zelin, the commander of Russia’s Air Force said. “The S-400 is a new system,...