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From September 21st to 24th, all eyes were on Ottawa as Canada played host to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in what was considered to be a definitive milestone in Sino-Canadian relations, marking the first visit by a Chinese premier in 13…
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Last week, during a period of increased tension in European politics, the European Union (EU) signed a controversial, and arguably anti-humanitarian, deal with the Afghan government to curb migrant flows to Europe. By threatening to…
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In the United States and France, rising populism and extreme right tendencies are challenging two traditionally solid, yet different, electoral processes: the American two-party system and the French universal direct suffrage vote. In light…
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“In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals, like in your country,” declared President Ahmadinejad to an audience at Columbia University in 2007. This statement sparked instant commotion in the audience and a wave of international condemnation,…
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In just a couple of months, several civil servants, be it policemen or teachers, have been violently assaulted in the regions surrounding Paris. On October 13th a police unit came under mortar fire as they were investigating an unruly high…
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has widely received praise among observers in other parts of Europe and North America. However, in recent months it has become clear that Merkel’s record remains incredibly controversial in Germany, with a…
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Anyone following Central European politics over the last decade has witnessed the success of populist parties and the weakening of well-established democratic principles. In Hungary, the right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his party,…
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There is only one person who could have managed the feat of potentially losing a presidential election to someone with the character of Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton. I watched the third and final debate with a kind of resigned…
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“The Jungle” in Calais, France is to be permanently closed and demolished, and authorities will begin to evict inhabitants today. The makeshift camp houses migrants from war-torn countries such as Sudan, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Syria.…
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