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Italy’s Surprisingly Long and Tortured History…
The 48 years between 1945 and 1993 saw 52 governments rise and fall, each on average lasting less than a yearWhen…
Russian Anti-Corruption Protests Highlight the Economic…
While Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election continues to dominate American politics, Russian…
Europe’s Far-Right Goes to the Beach
In the summer of 2017, members of European far-right movements will be travelling to the Mediterranean Sea.…
How a Social Media Star Serves as Putin’s Secret Weapon
Since the age of 30, Ramzan Kadyrov has led the Chechen Republic with carte blanche from Moscow. Excessive,…
Nine Years of Frozen Conflict: Opinions from the Former…
Nearly a decade ago in August 2008, Russia shocked the international community by sending troops to support South…
Fighting Populism with Populism
“Strong and Stable leadership.” The slogan of the British Conservative party’s campaign bears little…
Attack after Attack, a Scared Europe: What now?
What it feels like to be living in Europe:
Our newly militarized narrow streets echo with the…
Snap Election in Austria: Will the Far Right Prevail?
In Austria, early parliamentary elections have given new life to the far right movement in western Europe. Last…
Brexit Through the Gift Shop
In just mere weeks the world will be a year removed from being helpless bystanders as the British people…
U.K. General Election 2017: Historic, But Historically…
“Not another one!” exclaimed Brenda from Bristol. Captured in a viral video, this reaction was in response to…
Macron: We Dodged a Bullet, Now Let’s Prevent…
The world took a sigh of relief as a young new leader emerged from the 2017 French presidential election: Emmanuel…
To Merkel, or not to Merkel? One Last Test for the…
Germany’s Federal election, which will be held in September 2017, stands as the next political test for the…