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Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 1 – Mostar

Arriving in Bosnia and Herzegovina, one immediately has mixed emotions. Upon seeing the bullet-holes and mass graves – the recent memories that are a tragically normal part of everyday life in this remarkable country, one...

by James Appleby

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Albania: Waiting for a Better Past

1944 heralded the end of the Nazi occupation of Albania, as the country was liberated by the the National Liberation Movement (LNM). The anti-Fascist National Liberation Council became the country‘s provisional government. ...

by Ole Elfenkämper

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In Search of a European Idea

If you listen to European leaders today, one would think that the EU and European integration is all about money. How are we going to arrange the Multiannual Financial Framework in a way that everybody is happy, how will we sav...

by Gilles Pittoors

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Vomiting Values, or What Is European?

The European Union (EU) has expanded quickly over the last decade, with its latest enlargement welcoming Bulgaria and Romania in 2007. The EU’s enlargement process however, is not as straightforward as it would appear nor doe...

by Gilles Pittoors

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The United States-A 21st Century Empire?

There are no shortages of academics who refer to America as an imperial power. Noam Chomsky, for instant, has issued trenchant criticism of the US, overtly proclaiming that it is indeed an empire. Other authors such as Niall ...

by Simon Fraser

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Why the UK’s General Election is being fought between heads and hearts

“Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?” Robert Orben’s comedic take on pre-election build-up takes on new meaning for Britain’s 2015 General E...

by Miro Ralston

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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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Soft Power And The Middle Way – A Proposal For China And Her Minorities

An international statesman was received at the White House on the 21st February to meet and discuss the issues of the day with President Obama. While this alone would not be cause for consternation, the identity of said stat...

by Christopher Cannell

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Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 8 – East Sarajevo

As a charity of only five years, we know the value of solid, long-lasting partnerships between like-minded organisations. One of these was forged the day before in Ilidza, south-west of Sarajevo, when we agreed to work with KUL...

by James Appleby

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Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 1 – Mostar

Albania: Waiting for a Better Past

In Search of a European Idea

Vomiting Values, or What Is European?

The United States-A 21st Century Empire?

Why the UK’s General Election is being fought between heads and hearts

How Ukraine Became A Dictatorship.

Soft Power And The Middle Way – A Proposal For China And Her Minorities

Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 8 – East Sarajevo

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