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Eurasia
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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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Eurasia
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The Gilded Age Of Russia’s Foreign Policy

Vladimir Vladimirovich celebrated his [Orthodox] Christmas holidays in his newly gilded city, Sochi, a gentle irony for the legions of Olympic workers for whom he cancelled the Christmas holidays a few weeks before. One wonders...
by Radim Dragomaca
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Europe
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No Room For Negotiation At The Geneva Syria Peace Talks

The violent Syrian conflict, which began 3 years ago and which has a current death toll of over 130,000, has highlighted the regional conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslims and further polarized relationships from Washington...
by Esma Mneina
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Eurasia
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How Ukraine Became A Dictatorship.

On Friday 17th January 2014, the Ukraine turned into a dictatorship. The Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych signed a set of laws passed on Thursday by the government that violate civil rights. Moreover, the procedures in whi...
by Mateusz Krupczyński
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Europe
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Why The UK Should Follow Germany’s Lead

The New York Times last week reported that schools in Germany are offering lessons in Islam to primary school students. Politicians in Hesse suggest that alienation of young Muslims in German society is the primary reason for r...
by Miro Ralston
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Europe
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Erasmus+: Towards The Cultural Union Of Europe

On November 19th, the European Parliament voted in favour of Erasmus+—the new EU funding programme for education, training, work and sport abroad proposed by the European Commission. From January 2014, more than 4 million peo...
by Mauro Anastasio
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Afghanistan
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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...
by Michel Scholer
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Eurasia

Independent Media Could Unite A Divided Ukraine

As thousands of Ukrainians have protested against the government, the divide is deepening between the pro-European part of the population and the government supporting pro-Russians. According to Alexandra Delemenchuk, who works...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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Europe

Spanish ‘Guardia Civil’ Brutality Exposed

A woman stands alone in the middle of a city avenue, her hands up holding two placards. Thousands like her line the street shouting words of discontent, angry and disturbed by recent events. On the other side is a large police...
by Davide Castro
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