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“Let Europe Arise”
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Southern Europe is burning. This crisis has turned out to be the great catalyst exposing national ills of prevailing political and banking systems. Conventions were overthrown and political establishments dismantled; yet, Europe seems to be on hold,...
Historun: How the Indonesian Student Association Communicate with Europe and the past
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Last Saturday, the members of the Indonesian student association (PPI) from the Netherlands, Germany, and France gathered through Historun. It is an event they have initiated as a way to discover and re-discover Indonesian history inscribed in the mo...
Turkey: Peace prospects with the Kurds?
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With civil war in Syria, turmoil in Gaza, Arab Spring aftershocks, and the conflict over Iran's nuclear program, it's easy for outsiders to overlook one of the region's most intractable ethnic conflicts - Turkey's internal battles with Kurdish separa...
The Green Line Blurs: Fading Hope for a Two-State Solution
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The chances of a two-state solution have rarely looked worse. In a recent open letterto European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, 19 former senior European officials, politicians and diplomats claimed, “the Oslo process has nothing...
Youth unemployment in Europe: Should I stay or should I go?
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One of the drastic consequences of the most recent global fnancial crisis that has deeply touched the European Union -the euro zone in particular- is that more and more young people are seeking opportunities elsewhere. What are the measures being tak...
Not yet doomed, but running out of time
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Despite severe financial and economic problems, Slovenia can still avoid a bail-out – if investors stay confident...
Money for Nothing in France
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Liberté, égalité, fraternité. The famous motto to presumably epitomize the correct model and stage of societal and economic development. Admittedly, a great portion of the Western world owes their success and progress to t...
Neighbourhood Watch: Why the EU’s assistance policy in the MENA region deserves credit
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With the aftermath of the Arab Spring in dire straits across the Middle East and North Africa, democracy has plainly not yet been achieved and instability is directly on Europe’s doorstep. While Europeans have their own troubles to focus on,...
The Disputed Archipelagos: Falklands and Senkaku-Diaoyu
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The “Islanders” of the Falklands were called to a referendum on the 10th and 11th of March, centering on the archipelago’s continued association with the United Kingdom. The vote yielded unsurprising results, given that asking a cro...
Euro Is a Common Liability (Part II of III)
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As another expected Euro crisis unraveled in Cyprus, a consecutive round of critical examinations of the common currency is required. Instead of repeating the same mantras of lost independent monetary policies or severe differences in the European ec...
Call for Strategy Groups Participants
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Do you have what it takes to become the next Baroso? This is your chance to let Brussels know what you think! The future of Europe? You decide! The European Student Think Tank is organizing Strategy Groups focusing on European Migration policy and Eu...
Call for Ambassadors
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Are you interested in the EU and would you like to contribute to narrowing the gap between the EU and its citizens? Then apply to become an Ambassador of the EST in your Country. The European Student Think Tank (EST) is a young and dynamic organisati...
UK and France must take the wheel on Africa’s Security
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With the US moving military resources to the Asia-Pacific region, what organization will maintain the stability and security in North and North Central Africa? The US has been downgrading its participation in African affairs for some time now; one m...
Putinism – An ideology?
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Putinism is an expression widely used to describe the ruling style of Russia’s current president Vladimir Putin. But is it really more than a media buzzword? Our partners at CrossingtheBaltic took a closer look at what Putinism really means.
The Obstacles in the Creation of a Common EU Energy Policy
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Energy today is one of the most important issues on the world politics agenda, since energy is a key element for the economy and, hence, the development of a state. Yet, despite its importance, the EU has so far failed to develop a common approach.
Currency Tensions Betray An Obsolete Monetary System
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Zero currency war. Okay? That’s very simple.” IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde was eager to appease journalists during her press briefing following the G20 meeting earlier this month. The prospect of a spiral of competitive devalua...
Digitalization of Democracy: is the EU falling behind?
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The EU is revising its Digital Agenda, but still technology does not find any place in it in terms of providing public value. It is also falling behind in terms of recognition of some developments in Estonia and lessons that can be learned from the n...
The future of Europe from an Italian perspective
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Italy is going to elections by the end of this month after 14 months of technocratic-ruling administration. Pier Luigi Bersani, the center-left candidate has a good chance of becoming Italy's next leader and couple of days ago I attended a short, yet...
The Spanish Public Television under Political Pressure
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The Council of Europe recently released a report that warns that political pressure is being put on Spanish public television broadcasting (Televisión Española, TVE). The report draws attention to similar situations of politics pushing...
The European Union’s Cyber security Governance: The Missing Link (Part 2/2)
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In the terms described in the previous part of this article, the EU developed its own digital policy, ensuring that it addresses both opportunities and challenges of the digital world. To achieve this, the EU approved a decentralised structure, where...
