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The European Union: What Happens Now?

When the last polling stations closed in Italy on Sunday night, it had already been clear that the elections turned out to be just what had been expected. Despite the first time front-runners had been declared for the main part...
by Michel Scholer
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Collapse Of Libya: The Making Of A Failed State?

Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi was one of the earliest dictators to be ousted by civil uprisings in the context of the Arab Spring. Once the nation’s capital Tripoli fell to rebel forces on 20 August 2011, it was onl...
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Ten Years On: No Peace for Iraq

On Saturday 12th another car bomb exploded in the Iraqi city of Samarra killing at least 14. Civilians, and more recently school children, have been deliberately targeted in attacks. The fact that the car bomb exploded in a sh...
by Michel Scholer
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WATCH: What should the role of money be in our society?

From upgrades in jail cells to companies that stand in the queue for you: there is nothing money cannot buy. Following this statement, Michael Sandel gives a possible explanation for the loss of social values and civic particip...
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From Bully to Friend: Changing America’s International Image

Even though President Obama has been enjoying his holidays in Hawaii, he will most certainly have been thinking about his past and future decisions. Without a doubt, the Middle East will figure prominently among his list of key...
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An Unequal World

Throughout history, there has always been concern about inequality growing to such an extent that it will become dangerous and imperil social cohesion and stability. When French revolutionaries took the Bastille and began their...
by Michel Scholer
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