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Why Do We Call It Middle East?

Without realizing it, you are accustomed to the Eurocentric view of the world map: Europe is in the middle of the atlas and all other continents are gathered around. You don’t even question it, because this is how we were tau...

by Paula Munteanu

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Romania, or how the state does business with the state

Not since Iliescu’s miners stormed the capital and savaged protesters calling for democratic reforms in 1990 did Romania manage to receive such negative attention from Western media. The dubious methods used by the USL (the s...

by Tiberiu Dodan

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Copenhagen Tries To Stop Wasting So Much Food

Copenhagen is already pretty good at being sustainable. It’s trying to become the first carbon-neutral capital city. It’s great for cycling. Now it is turning its attention to food waste. The amount of food wasted in th...

by Kieran Toms

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Spread The Word Campaign – Changing The Lives Of Homeless People

When one indulges in a book, they live another life for that moment in time – and there is no better way to zone out from reality than with a great book. Like the author George R. R. Martin put it, a reader lives a thousa...

by Adriana De Sousa Calado

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Is Salmond Going To Open Pandora’s Box?

By virtue of the Edinburgh Agreement (2012) signed by the British Prime Minister and Scotland’s First Minister; on the 18th of September, the people of Scotland are going to decide whether they will remain in the United Kingd...

by Kasia Gilewska

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Taking Aid Outside of Politics

[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@intlpolitical” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button”] The Labour Party is now ramping up a campaign, backed by the Private Members Bill, to leg...

by Damien Dacey

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Beyond the ECI

The European Citizens Initiative (ECI), introduced by the Lisbon Treaty enables citizens to make proposals to the European Commission for initiation, modification or to stop the proposal and process of legislation. As the hopes...

by Lívia Magdošková

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Immigrants Are People Too, With Stories: Here’s Mine.

There is something startling in how little the British seem to know about their history. The same holds true for the majority of Europeans. I arrived in the UK aged 13 from Portugal in 2004. My father had been in England for 1...

by Davide Castro

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Under The radar: Ukrainian Protests And The Need To Prevent Soviet Mistakes

What’s going on in Ukraine matters to democracy around the world. In Ukraine, we are seeing the population protesting against their government’s steps that are reminiscent of Ukraine’s Soviet past. The protests are for di...

by Esma Mneina

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Why Do We Call It Middle East?

Romania, or how the state does business with the state

Copenhagen Tries To Stop Wasting So Much Food

Spread The Word Campaign – Changing The Lives Of Homeless People

Is Salmond Going To Open Pandora’s Box?

Taking Aid Outside of Politics

Beyond the ECI

Immigrants Are People Too, With Stories: Here’s Mine.

Under The radar: Ukrainian Protests And The Need To Prevent Soviet Mistakes

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