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Detained and Desperate: Undocumented Migrants in Greece

Stories of despair were transmitted through Twitter when politicians, journalists and anti-racism activists visited a detention facility within the Drapetsona police station in Piraeus city, where more than 100 unauthorized ...

by Global Voices

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The War on Drugs is Failing – We Need an Alternative

Our previous and current government have tried endlessly to find independent, scientific studies which prove that the War on Drugs is working, and that illegal drugs should remain illegal – yet time and time again, such commi...

by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles

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The Free Market, Is It Truly Free?

Less than thirty years ago, much of the world was divided into two power blocs who were diametrically opposed to each other in both ideological and economic terms. On one side, the communist governance and command economy of th...

by Simon Fraser

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Russia: Today’s Geopolitical Counter-Force And What This Means For American Interests

When Mitt Romney labelled Russia as “America’s No.1 geopolitical foe” in his 2012 presidential campaign, the President said “the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War...

by Esma Mneina

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Tens Of Thousands Stranded, Serbians Take Flood Relief Into Their Own Hands

In May 2014, a natural disaster the size of which officials claim hasn’t been seen in over 120 years hit Serbia and Bosnia, when a huge low-pressure cloud system hovered over the region shedding three-months worth or rain...

by Danica Radisic

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The Eurozone’s achilles heel

On 25 January 2015 Greece ushered in the New Year with the election of the leftist SYRIZA party to parliament. All eyes are now on Greece and her new Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, in hopes that he will compromise and continue...

by Robert Billings

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France’s Drift to the Left: A Sustainable Success?

The recent elections in France were undoubtedly a great success for The Socialist Party. Not only did their presidential candidate Francois Hollande beat the then conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, but the party also won a...

by Emily Annear

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On the Kingdoms of Spain

Last week in Madrid, Catalan politician Alfred Bosch stood before Spain’s Congress and asked for a moment of silence [es] for a man some in the Chamber don’t want to remember – Lluís Companys. In 1940, f...

by Nicky Armstrong

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The Diplomatic Crisis Between India And Italy: Grey Areas In International Law

As the second anniversary of the tragic event that took place on February 15th 2012 is approaching; the diplomatic crisis between Italy and India still has yet to be resolved. The case of the two marines, Mr Girone and Mr Lato...

by Anna Lazzarin

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Detained and Desperate: Undocumented Migrants in Greece

The War on Drugs is Failing – We Need an Alternative

The Free Market, Is It Truly Free?

Russia: Today’s Geopolitical Counter-Force And What This Means For American Interests

Tens Of Thousands Stranded, Serbians Take Flood Relief Into Their Own Hands

The Eurozone’s achilles heel

France’s Drift to the Left: A Sustainable Success?

On the Kingdoms of Spain

The Diplomatic Crisis Between India And Italy: Grey Areas In International Law

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