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The Battle for Germany’s Soul
It is a scene that has become depressingly familiar. Between twenty to thirty masked attackers, armed with baseball…
At the Root of the European Refugee Crisis: An issue of…
Decrepit conditions, fences being raised, police taking up batons- the reaction of certain European countries…
Russia’s Invisible Hand – Europe’s…
On September 30th, the Kremlin issued orders for the beginning of Russia’s ongoing military intervention in Syria.…
Personality Cults and Democracy: Is Putin’s Cult…
Last month Vladimir Putin celebrated his 68th birthday. The Russian leader celebrated the day by scoring goals in a…
Turkish Election Results: Can Turkey Heal Its Sectarian…
In the wake of the October 10th suicide attacks on a pro-Kurdish peace rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara,…
Russia and the Baltics: Hard Choices – Finland and…
“Finland should think of the consequences, if it ponders joining NATO. It must ask, could joining start World War…
How Moscow Will Lose Ankara
On September 30, President Vladimir Putin stunned the international community with the deployment of Russian…
Corbyn’s UK and Foreign Policy – Rational or…
Jeremy Corbyn, the quiet, haphazard and dishevelled Cinderella of British politics, has been dominating the news in…
Explaining the Refugee Crisis: The Failure and Triumph…
Last Friday evening, a collaboration of groups lead by the McGill Syrian Students Association put on an event…
The Power of the Pope: Can Humanity Unite for the…
You don’t need to be Catholic to hear the validity and urgency of Pope Francis’ words. The power of the Pope’s…
Russia and the Baltics: A Series on Russia’s Hard and…
This will be the first article of a series analyzing Russia's uses of hard and soft pressures to expand its sphere…
Ukraine: A Tale of Two Hemispheres?
The Ukrainian crisis that publicly unfolded a year-and-a-half ago is commonly conceived as Russian President…