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UK Foreign Policy: A Coalition Success

Since taking office, Britain’s coalition government has gotten plenty of bad press. U-turns, scandals and a double-dip recession have accompanied a slippery slide in public opinion. But this government initiated one extremely...

by Nadine Tewfik-Saad

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Why Some Minorities In France Vote For The Far-Right Political Party Front National

[All links lead to French-language pages unless otherwise stated] When France’s Eurosceptic right-wing Front National (FN) party topped the country’s polls in last month’s European elections, it had its hardl...

by Global Voices

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Banning Khat: What Did The UK Learn From The War On Drugs?

A year ago, in January 2013, the UK government announced its intention to ban khat, a herbal stimulant which is mainly produced in the Horn of Africa and is very popular amongst African communities across the world. The plant, ...

by Mauro Anastasio

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Ukraine On The Edge of Civil War

The situation in the Eastern Ukraine is creating a concern among Western leaders, especially in central Europe and Baltic states. It is constantly changing. The pro-Russian separatist groups create chaos on streets of Donetsk,...

by Mateusz Krupczyński

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Is Your Culture Dying? Let’s Save It!

What comes to mind when one hears of heritage, is museums. Unfortunately most heritages that have survived are displayed or documented in these museums. This kind of preservation is a tangible one, which people can see and touc...

by Fridah Mlemwa

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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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Europe: More Centralisation, More Flexibility

Recently, the Spinelli Group – a group of federalist MEPs – published a text on a new ‘Fundamental Law’ for the EU. In a recent blog, MEPs Guy Verhofstadt and Andrew Duff called for a more federal Europe, with the Commi...

by Gilles Pittoors

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The EU is Creating a Lost Generation

The European efforts to avert a lost generation will fail. Unless we really improve Europe’s competitiveness and invest in the future, the young will become fed up with the EU. If you’re young in Europe, you will have a dif...

by Joop Hazenberg

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Questionable German Tank Sale to Indonesia

Berlin has officially given the go-ahead on a rather controversial and much disputed weapons-sale. The German government agreed to enter into the deal with Indonesia, and gave the company Rheinmetall Chart the all-clear to expo...

by Mona Damian

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UK Foreign Policy: A Coalition Success

Why Some Minorities In France Vote For The Far-Right Political Party Front National

Banning Khat: What Did The UK Learn From The War On Drugs?

Ukraine On The Edge of Civil War

Is Your Culture Dying? Let’s Save It!

Spanish ‘Guardia Civil’ Brutality Exposed

Europe: More Centralisation, More Flexibility

The EU is Creating a Lost Generation

Questionable German Tank Sale to Indonesia

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