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There Was Once A Wall Here…

On the water-dappled cobblestone path, which I stand upon and amidst the busy Berlin traffic, runs a narrow pebble strip. When I look to either side of this strip, life seems almost identical but our tour guide tells us otherwi...

by Abhisvara Sinha

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The Falkland Islands: It’s Really Quite Simple

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, Argentina has decided to reassert its claims over the South Atlantic isles (which it calls Las Malvinas), taking its case to the United Nations and pushing through a ser...

by David Rutter

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Italy: Oops We Did it Again

The polls in Italy are closed. As things stand, it looks clear from every angle that the results of the vote are disappointing. Controversial considerations draw in as it unfolds that parliamentary elections will not result in ...

by Mattia Braida

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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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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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Somebody Needs To Tell Silvio It’s Time To Go Home

On Saturday November 16th former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi relaunched Forza Italia (Come on Italy), the centre-right party that brought him to power in 1994. The announcement was made during a national convention...

by Mauro Anastasio

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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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No Satisfactory Justification for Limiting the Access to Welfare of Eastern European Migrants

The British government is planning to restrict benefits for foreign nationals who are new to Britain, fearing that the end of the transitional measures to stem the flow of migrant workers from Romania and Bulgaria will mean an ...

by Benjamin Brindley

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The Lion’s Claws, or Flemish Nationalism in a European Perspective

“So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause.” It is a sad time indeed. Flanders fell to the claws of populist nationalism, and if Belgian politicians continue their current strategy, so will Belgium in a ...

by Gilles Pittoors

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There Was Once A Wall Here…

The Falkland Islands: It’s Really Quite Simple

Italy: Oops We Did it Again

Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 8 – East Sarajevo

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

Somebody Needs To Tell Silvio It’s Time To Go Home

The EU is Creating a Lost Generation

No Satisfactory Justification for Limiting the Access to Welfare of Eastern European Migrants

The Lion’s Claws, or Flemish Nationalism in a European Perspective

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