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What will a post-Merkel EU look like?
By TERESA TURKHEIMER On the eve of Germany’s accession to the Presidency of the Council of the EU, Angela Merkel explained her plan for...
It's Duda's Poland Now
By CHARLOTTE EARL On the 13th July 2020, the people of Poland awoke to find that Andrzej Duda would be their President for five more...
Will Turkey's belligerent posture in the east Mediterranean pay off?
By ARTHUR KLEINMAN Given the array of provocations that have been exchanged over the East Mediterranean in recent months, one could be...
Putin's referendum - President for life?
Last month, Russia voted on whether to approve 206 changes to approximately 60% of its Constitution. These changes included political...
The odd case of Sweden
Sweden hasn’t imposed a lockdown on its citizens and is instead keeping public spaces, including schools and restaurants, open. This...
The Lamps Are Going Out, But There is Time; Thoughts on A Post Coronavirus World
A future after Covid-19 is a daunting thought. How might we be able to return to normality is an even more daunting question, as the...
The EU: A delicate financial balancing act in a crisis
During the 2008 financial crisis, many observers ventured to predict the impending collapse of the European single currency. Since 2016,...
Covid-19: A Grave Threat to Democracy?
On the 30th of March, democracy ended in Hungary. Recent liberal commentary concerning the emergence of populism throughout the western...
Homelessness, Coronavirus and Possibility
A decade and three subsequent general elections have passed since the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition’s ascension to government...
Will there be no end to the reign of Putin?
With his hand on a gold-embossed copy of the Russian constitution, Putin was sworn in for the fourth time in 2018, when he promised to...
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