Brussels Paying the Price for Complacence – Freedom of Media in Poland
Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw - all are major Polish cities that saw protests on Saturday held to protect freedom of speech after the new conservative government led by Law and Justice (PiS) began reshaping the Polish media scene. The 20,000…
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Labour Focus: Vietnam and the TPP
If you type "Vietnam and the TPP" into Google or any search engine as I did, you would probably think that it paints a very positive picture for Vietnam, calling Vietnam the potential "big winner of the TPP". The articles though (from…
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COP 21: A Triumph of French Diplomacy
The 21st Conference of Parties (COP) summit held in December was, by most measures, a landmark success in climate policy – or as French President Hollande put it more grandly: “History is Here”. There have been a number of explanations…
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No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016
Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly images of starvation and pestilence. Beheadings and medieval-style siege warfare. Nearly five years and 250,000 lives into…
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Charlie Hebdo Un An Après: Right to Offend and Right to Not Be Offended
Around this time last year, two radicalized French jihadists attacked the Paris offices of a satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, killing eight of its staff and a dozen people in total. The shooting, claimed by an Al-Qaeda branch in the…
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For Caliphate and Country: Britain’s Imperial Legacy and the Air War in Syria
Prime Minister David Cameron cannot ignore the legacy of Britain's colonial history in the Arab world as he begins a new war against ISIS in Syria. British imperial interests convinced Winston Churchill to create the Kingdom of Iraq in 1920…
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Union Dues – Breach of Rights or a Necessity?
On Monday when I had written my last blog post there was a very important case that began being heard before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), a case where the outcome could have detrimental effects for the future of the…
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State of the Union Address – What Comes Next?
This past Tuesday night, President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address to the entire nation. For those of you who aren't familiar with this address, take a look at this informative website produced by the US House of…
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Don’t Cry for Argentina
We are but in the early days of 2016. Looking back, the sheer madness of the past year is astounding. Understandably, the power changes, corruption charges, economic crises, border disputes, and mysterious deaths that took place are…
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Erdogan’s Balancing Act
As the new year unfolds, Turkey—under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan—will continue to hold an increasingly significant role within European, Middle Eastern and global affairs. Since the monumental AKP victory in the Fall of 2015,…
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