“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”: these are the words uttered proudly by French citizens when asked about French values. While France advocates such strong values, it comes…
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Category: Europe
Ancient Narratives and Modern Conflicts
On 27th June 1389, the eve of the most significant battle to the Serbian nationalist psyche, a Serbian prince was faced with a choice: to…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: A Sleeping Volcano about to Erupt?
The “dormant volcano” provides an excellent analogy for the unresolved geopolitical dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. This protracted…
View More Nagorno-Karabakh: A Sleeping Volcano about to Erupt?A Democratic EU: Strengthening the Regions, Dismantling the Nation States
Ethnic identity and regionalism have often been denounced as political nightmares and the devastating driving forces behind appalling ethnic conflicts such as the Bosnian War.…
View More A Democratic EU: Strengthening the Regions, Dismantling the Nation StatesOn Euro-scepticism: The case of the UK and Poland
Great Britain is a country living in the past. One must only take a stroll through London to feel the grip of the magnificent imperial…
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“What the Argentinians have been saying recently, I would argue, is actually far more like colonialism because these people want to remain British and the…
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Bunga Bunga Bounces Back?
Rumours are running rife around Europe that Silvio Berlusconi will be re-running for Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri next year. The Telegraph reported as recently…
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A Tale of Two Presidents and Two Interventions
Breaking with his predecessor’s hyperactivity and inaugurating a ‘normal presidency’ was one of the central campaign pledges of French Socialist Presidential candidate Francois Hollande. And…
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Tar Sands Threaten to Pollute EU-Canada Relationship
Europe is one vote away from making Canada very unhappy. Since 2009, Canada and the EU have been negotiating a trade deal, the first between…
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As far as balcony speeches go, Julian Assange did not quite channel the spirit of Eva Peron from the 2nd floor of his adopted home…
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Many international commentators must have been mystified as the political protest of three Russian feminist punks resulted in a wave of human rights activists across…
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