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Divided by the Attila Line: The Importance of Cyprus to the EU

The island of Cyprus, home to both the Republic of Cyprus and the self-styled TRNC, is in many ways a microcosm of the difficulties facing the EU, both in terms of seeking solutions to economic crisis and with regards to the EU...

by Wilf Mortimer

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Defining Narco-Terrorism

‘Narco-terrorism’ like the phrase ‘War on Drugs’ is a phrase that, despite being coined several decades ago, has only gained widespread usage in the past few years. Appearing with greater frequency in the media, the ter...

by Harry Booty

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Moscow’s March of Millions

Last Saturday’s ‘March of Millions’, which took place in central Moscow, drew tens of thousands of people to protest against President Vladimir Putin, the latest in a series of protests against the current Russian governm...

by Bryony Cottam

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The Land of the Free?

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thu...

by David Bartlett

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Oops He Did It Again

Republicans are subjecting themselves to more head banging following the news of another misstep by presidential nominee, Mitt Romney. A secretly taped video from a private reception back in May emerged showing Mr. Romney with ...

by Laura Casey

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Romania: observing modern feudalism. Part two: the clergy

On the 29th of July, a referendum was held in Romania regarding the removal from office of President Traian Basescu. This is the second attempt of the ‘Social-Liberal’ alliance (USL) to get rid of Basescu, and it has specta...

by Tiberiu Dodan

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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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The Impact of Social Media on Presidential Campaigns

The 2012 US election has become a revolution in and of itself. Of course, I could be referring to the dramatic changes in campaign finances or the outlandish comments made by candidates such as Todd Aiken. However, my focus i...

by Kathleen Walpole

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This is not Islam

We in the West can all too easily believe that every Muslim wishes to kill in the name of religion. The protests that have swept across the Muslim world over the past several days are nothing to do with the inflammatory anti-Is...

by Gareth Lewis

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Divided by the Attila Line: The Importance of Cyprus to the EU

Defining Narco-Terrorism

Moscow’s March of Millions

The Land of the Free?

Oops He Did It Again

Romania: observing modern feudalism. Part two: the clergy

The Falkland Islands: It’s Really Quite Simple

The Impact of Social Media on Presidential Campaigns

This is not Islam

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