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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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The Irony of Empire: Why the Diamond Jubilee is the triumph of Britain without empire

Of all the transformations to have taken place during her sixty-year reign, none can be more apparent to Queen Elizabeth II than the transformation of Britain’s role in the world. But is the story of decline, and fall, of the...

by Alastair Stewart

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¡Viva Catalunya!

On Wednesday, the people of Catalonia celebrated their national day. Every year the streets of Barcelona fill with crowds donned in their national flag and colours. They are not only celebrating their culture and history but al...

by Nicky Armstrong

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EU Accounts: Are the Eurosceptics Right?

One of the arguments most used by eurosceptics is the fact that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has refused to sign off the European Union’s accounts for the 18th year in a row. That does sound like a pretty devastating ...

by Thomas Bignal

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Kittens’ Eyes Sewn Shut For Experiments

Scientists at Cardiff University have been sewing shut kittens’ eyelids to discover how the brain responds to sensory deprivation. In research that took place in 2010, but only recently came to light, more than 30 kittens and...

by Paula Munteanu

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Business As Usual

The Snowden revelations have cause us to re-examine our internet freedom and right to self-privacy. The far reaching surveillance by the National Security Agency and the rest of the Five Eyes (Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealan...

by Andrew Herweg

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The New Sudetenland And The Return Of The Truman Doctrine

There is something remarkably old-fashioned about the crisis that has broken out in the Crimea and the Eastern Ukraine. For once, there seems to be no pretence of following international law, not even a cursory attempt to justi...

by Matthew Valla

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Reforming The EU’s Cohesion Funds

The city of Bytom lies at the heart of Silesia – a region in the south of Poland that used to be the industrial center of the country. Through the second half of the 20th century, the Communist government fostered steel and ...

by Greg Janota

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The European Union: What Happens Now?

When the last polling stations closed in Italy on Sunday night, it had already been clear that the elections turned out to be just what had been expected. Despite the first time front-runners had been declared for the main part...

by Michel Scholer

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NATO In A New Era

The Irony of Empire: Why the Diamond Jubilee is the triumph of Britain without empire

¡Viva Catalunya!

EU Accounts: Are the Eurosceptics Right?

Kittens’ Eyes Sewn Shut For Experiments

Business As Usual

The New Sudetenland And The Return Of The Truman Doctrine

Reforming The EU’s Cohesion Funds

The European Union: What Happens Now?

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