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The Five Star's Fading Fortunes
2016 was the year that changed everything in Italian politics. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, of the centre-left Democratic Party, was...
The horse that tames the dragon? EU Struggles For a United Policy On China
“Cooperation is better than confrontation, and we have more to gain from opening than from being closed.” Such statements are routine...
Berlin’s Frauenticket and the Economic Gender Equality It Highlights
Equal Pay Day in Germany was Monday 18 March 2019. The day intentionally falls on the 77th day of the calendar-year, marking the 77 extra...
Can comic actor Vladimir Zelenskiy improve Ukrainian politics?
Since the 2014 revolution, Ukraine has undergone many significant changes. The most serious of these has been the Russian annexation of...
Macron’s new renaissance is a call to further integrate Europe
Emmanuel Macron’s latest vision for the future of the European Project arrives as European Parliament elections loom ever closer and...
Consigned to failure? What the snap election tells us about Sanchez's shaky mandate
Earlier this February, Pedro Sánchez effectively became Spain’s shortest governing democratic President after calling a snap general...
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks away from Russia
As the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople signed the Tomos – a document that grants independence within the Orthodox...
Les Gilets Jaunes - Revolution or Repetition?
“Les Gilets Jaunes” has been a phrase on our lips throughout the Christmas break. This citizen’s protest movement – conceived due to...
Can Britain Learn From Germany's Electoral System?
Within German politics, the most prevalent story has undoubtedly been the intrigue surrounding Merkel’s fate, and the subsequent decision...
The Sajid’s ‘Migrant Crisis’
Over the Christmas period, much was made of the migrant ‘crisis’ in the English Channel, where between 200 and 300 people tried to cross...
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