The Golubenko Readings Scientific Conference dedicated to the legacy of Dr Lidiya Golubenko

A great woman leaves more than achievements behind — she leaves a legacy strong enough to inspire the next generation to continue what she began. In 2026, this idea took on a powerful new form when Dr Natalia Golubenko, daughter of the distinguished scholar and public leader Dr Lidiya Golubenko, established a series of academic conferences known as the Golubenko Readings in honour of her mother’s memory, scientific contribution and public service.

Dr Lidiya Golubenko was a renowned Doctor of Sciences, Head of the Department of Romance and Germanic Philology at Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, a politician, public figure and the first President of the International Club of Successful Women — WORLD WOMAN CLUB. Her life and work united academia, international cooperation and women’s leadership, and the new initiative created by her daughter demonstrates one of the most meaningful forms of continuity: when a mother’s ideas and values continue to grow through the next generation.

BREXIT 2.0: Is the United Kingdom Breaking Apart?

Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish nationalist leaders sign a landmark memorandum asserting their nations’ right to self-determination

The constitutional future of the United Kingdom has entered a new and potentially decisive phase. At a landmark meeting in Cardiff, leading representatives of the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin signed a memorandum affirming the right of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to determine their own political futures through democratic processes.

The document calls upon the British Government to recognise the principle of self-determination and to prepare for the possibility of profound constitutional change. Its signatories argue that no government in Westminster should be entitled to prevent the people of the three nations from expressing their will in legitimate referendums.

The agreement represents an unprecedented act of political coordination among the principal nationalist movements of the United Kingdom. It is also a powerful symbolic challenge to the authority of Westminster, demonstrating that constitutional dissatisfaction is no longer confined to one part of the country.

Europe Is Moving Its Gold: A New Era of Reserve Sovereignty

France and the Netherlands are changing where they keep their bullion — and the decision reveals a new philosophy of central-bank security

For decades, storing national gold reserves in New York and London was considered a normal part of the international financial system.

The logic was straightforward: the world’s major financial centres offered security, liquidity and immediate access to international bullion markets. But that logic is changing.

Bullion is gold, silver, or other precious metals in the form of bars or ingots, typically used for institutional investment or central bank reserves.

France has eliminated the remaining portion of its gold previously stored in New York. The Netherlands has substantially reduced its New York holdings and increased the amount held in London. Germany had already moved hundreds of tonnes back to Frankfurt.

These decisions do not amount to a wholesale rejection of the United States. But they reveal something increasingly important: Central banks are reconsidering where their most strategic assets should physically reside.

France Brings the Last of Its New York Gold Home

The leaders of Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland will gather on Monday to design to kick-start the break-up of the UK

A United Front Against the Union: Celtic Leaders Prepare Landmark Cardiff Declaration

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’s nationalist leaders will demand democratic routes to self-determination—but the three nations face very different constitutional paths.

13 September 2026. The leaders of the governing nationalist parties in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are preparing to meet in Cardiff on Monday, 14 September, for an unprecedented summit that could mark a significant new stage in the debate over the future of the United Kingdom.

BRICS or Not to BRICS: The Price of Shaking Hands with Aggressor

The 18th BRICS Summit opened in New Delhi on 12 September 2026 under India’s official theme, “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.” The expanded group represents nearly half of the world’s population and a substantial share of global economic activity. Its leaders speak of multilateralism, international cooperation and a stronger voice for the Global South.

Yet behind the ceremonial handshakes and carefully prepared declarations lies a fundamental contradiction: can an organisation credibly demand a fairer international order while embracing a leader whose government has launched a war of aggression against a sovereign neighbour?

Trump’s Call for a United Ireland Turns Dublin Visit into a Global Political Story

The US President’s unexpected intervention has reopened one of the most sensitive constitutional questions in British and Irish politics

DUBLIN — 12 September 2026. US President Donald Trump transformed what had been expected to be a largely ceremonial visit to Ireland into a major international political event after publicly expressing his support for a united Ireland.

Speaking following talks with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin, Trump said that he would welcome the unification of Ireland and Northern Ireland and believed it would eventually happen. He acknowledged that the United Kingdom would have a decisive role in any constitutional change.

From One School to an Educational Empire: IBAC Opens a New Generation of Supplementary Education Centres Worldwide

International Business Academy Consortium is creating an international network of educational centres in which entrepreneurship, science, art, language education, film, music, leadership and personal development are brought together within a unified system of long-term learning. This new model enables entrepreneurs to begin with one school and a single branch and then gradually build a fully fledged multidisciplinary educational centre.

Modern education is becoming increasingly less confined to the traditional boundaries of schools, colleges and universities. Parents and students now expect not only academic knowledge, but also practical skills that help people understand themselves, act confidently in a rapidly changing world, create projects, work in teams, make decisions and build their own futures.

 

Irina Marinova: Entrepreneurial Education Evolution in Ukraine

This year, MiniBoss Business School Ukraine, operating within the International Business Academy Consortium, celebrates its 26th anniversary — more than a quarter of a century dedicated to developing entrepreneurial thinking, leadership, creativity and practical business skills among children and young people. Despite war and uncertainty, Ukrainian children continue to study, create, experiment and prepare themselves to build the technologies and businesses of the future.

The anniversary is not simply a reason to look back. It marks the beginning of a new stage.

In the 2026–2027 academic season, the Ukrainian network is expanding its educational offer with new programmes across eight innovative schools, creating a broader ecosystem in which children can develop not only business competence, but also scientific, technological, creative, communication and leadership capabilities. And perhaps nowhere is this mission more meaningful today than in Ukraine.

Mediaholding 100% Launches “100 WORLD CHANGERS” Global Podcast Series with People Shaping the Future

Mediaholding 100% is launching a new international podcast series, 100% WORLD CHANGERS, dedicated to extraordinary people from five continents whose ideas, leadership, businesses and initiatives are creating meaningful change in the world. The new media project will feature entrepreneurs, scientists, technology pioneers, education leaders, innovators, investors, social entrepreneurs and other influential personalities whose work is transforming industries and improving lives.

The central philosophy behind 100% WORLD CHANGERS is simple but powerful: the world does not change because people merely discuss the future. It changes because certain individuals have the courage, intelligence and determination to build it.

NATO Allies Foil Suspected Russian Undersea Sabotage Operation in the Arctic

A Covert Operation Disrupted

A covert Russian undersea operation near the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic was disrupted by NATO allies, including the United Kingdom, Norway and the United States, according to Reuters, citing two Western officials. The operation reportedly took place in spring 2026 and involved specialised Russian deep-sea vessels linked to GUGI — Russia’s Main Directorate for Deep-Sea Research. The vessels were allegedly practising the deployment of technology capable of damaging critical subsea infrastructure while making attribution difficult. Allied forces tracked and confronted the Russian vessels, preventing them from completing the exercise; no cables were damaged.

Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research (GUGI) is a highly classified branch of the Russian Navy responsible for oceanographic research, submarine rescue, and specialized operations involving deep-water submersibles.

The potential target area is strategically important because subsea fibre-optic cables connect Svalbard with mainland Norway and support communications and satellite-data services in the High North. More broadly, undersea cables form the backbone of the digital economy: the UK government states that more than 99% of international data traffic, including internet communications and voice calls, travels through subsea fibre-optic infrastructure. Damage to major cables can therefore affect financial transactions, government communications, cloud services and commercial activity far beyond the immediate region.