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European enlargement: How far can it go?

Henry Kissinger, the former Secretary of State in the administrations of both President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford supposedly once said “if I want to call Europe, who do I call?” The consensus at the time was...

by Emily Annear

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A Union in Peril

An election season clears. The excitement of change with President Obama’s reelection settles. China’s once-a-decade power transition remains stable following the Bo Xilai affair. Attention returns to the old continent, as ...

by International Political Forum

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NATO In A New Era

In the waning days of World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered his strategists to develop a plan for a surprise attack against USSR forces in occupied Germany. Appropriately named “Operation Unthinkable�...

by Conor Sullivan

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Will The Upcoming Elections Save Greece?

The road to stability, for Greece, has been difficult. After Greece joined the European Union in 1981, it experienced an unprecedented period of stability. For the next thirty years, Greece had secure political systems in place...

by Sylvia Bouloutas

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Dissecting The Dead In Odessa

Several dozen people burned to death late last week in Odessa, when violence between different political factions led to a fire in a heavily occupied building. Afterwards, witnesses uploaded to the Internet hundreds of differ...

by Kevin Rothrock

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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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Blinded by hate: cutting the EU budget

After a marathon overnight summit, leaders of the 27 member states agreed to an historic EU budget. But historic for the wrong reasons. For the first time, the 7 year Multiannual Financial Framework, more commonly known as the ...

by International Political Forum

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Muslim and Jewish Communities Team Up To Combat Prejudice In London

Jews and Muslims in London have a recent history of cooperation and collaboration. While much of the mainstream media and many demagogues peddle the idea – in order to drive a wedge between groups – that the Muslim ...

by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles

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Proportional Response: Sweden and Belarus teddy bear row

You might have missed this story, but there is currently a bit of a diplomatic battle between Sweden and Belarus, and it’s all about some teddy bears…Can you guess what happened from the picture below? Read the full...

by Sam Kirk

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European enlargement: How far can it go?

A Union in Peril

NATO In A New Era

Will The Upcoming Elections Save Greece?

Dissecting The Dead In Odessa

In Search of a European Idea

Blinded by hate: cutting the EU budget

Muslim and Jewish Communities Team Up To Combat Prejudice In London

Proportional Response: Sweden and Belarus teddy bear row

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