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How the EU can be a role model for a post-covid world
By LUCAS BONHOMME VAZQUEZ Since the inception of national lockdowns across the world many have demanded societal change and a reform of...
Sarkozy adds to the long list of French criminal political activty
Written by Laure Renault On March 1st, Nicolas Sarkozy became the second former French president to be convicted in the French Fifth...
Russiafrica? Not yet
By DJEHANE VALLY ‘Russiafrica,’ a neologism inspired by the word ‘Françafrique,’ which symbolises the special relationship between France...
Where did it all go Mac-wrong?
By Zach Roberts Marine Le Pen was left visibly stunned when the Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, claimed that her party, National...
Alexei Navalny: Vladimir Putin’s endless nightmare
By DJEHANE VALLY Over the past few days, diplomats from Poland, Germany and Sweden were expelled from Russia because they took part in...
The UK, the EU, and the perils of vaccine nationalism
By JAMES BALDWIN Boris Johnson will be beaming. The United Kingdom’s vaccine programme is off to a flying start. The country has helped...
COVID-19: The People Falling Through Europe’s Social Safety Nets
As featured in Edition 37, available here. By GEORGE RIDLEY Since the first cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Europe in late January...
The Fight for Democracy in Belarus
As featured in Edition 37, available here. By AUGUST LILJENBERG Following the disputed re-election of President Lukashenko, protests have...
Battle for Academic Freedom in Turkey
by JOE HILL The Rectorate Building at Boğaziçi University Throughout January, peaceful protests, advocating academic freedom, were...
Armin Laschet - Continuity Merkel ad infinitum?
By LAURE RENAULT This year is fundamental for German politics as Angela Merkel plans to step down in September, after 15 years in office....
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