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On The Rocks: Britain’s Tense Relationship With…
In the wake of their 2015 victory at the polls, the Tories (Britain’s conservative party) have pushed ahead…
Back to the Old Country – Moldova’s…
Politicians and Priests preaching from a stage to a sea of enraged folk, military tents scattered along the dug up…
Negotiating with the Schengen’s Gatekeeper: Turkey and…
Europe is experiencing a migrant crisis of tremendous magnitude, the largest it has experienced since the…
Ahmed Davutoglu and the Transformation of Turkish…
The recent terrorist attacks committed in Istanbul and in Ankara and the downing of a Russian fighter jet on…
Middle of the Pole: Justyna Zajac Explains…
I sat down in my home of Washington, DC with George Washington University’s visiting political science professor…
COP21 and Free Trade
The adoption of a global climate agreement in Paris at the end of 2015 swept a wave of public optimism towards…
The Clash of “Isms” – When Racism Wins
It was in the late 2000s that sexual violence became a core focus of the media in Europe. In her article on “Sexual…
Brussels Paying the Price for Complacence –…
Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw - all are major Polish cities that saw protests on Saturday held to protect freedom of…
COP 21: A Triumph of French Diplomacy
The 21st Conference of Parties (COP) summit held in December was, by most measures, a landmark success in climate…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016
Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
Charlie Hebdo Un An Après: Right to Offend and Right to…
Around this time last year, two radicalized French jihadists attacked the Paris offices of a satirical weekly…
The Reasons Behind the Ploy: The EU Turkey Summit
On November 29th, the European Union (EU) signed a deal with Turkey regarding the waves of Syrian and other…