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When History Thickens: Ukraine and why its Revolution is in Danger
Posted on February 24, 2014Historical change is a curious phenomenon. Sometimes it occurs at a snail’s pace with years, decades elapsing before a crumbling autocracy finally gives way to a nascent democracy. Ask the people ... -
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Britain’s 2014: no bang, all whimper
Posted on January 4, 2014Just before the country settled down for Christmas, two alarming reports made national headlines. The first suggested that the British Army is at risk of becoming a high-tech but ultimately ... -
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Merkel and the NSA: Diplomatic shock waves crossing the Atlantic
Posted on October 30, 2013The transatlantic relations have hit a low, the deepest in living memory. Whereas the invasion of Iraq represented diverging opinions on foreign policy between several European states on the one ... -
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Brazil and Turkey’s Ripple Effect
Posted on June 30, 2013Over the past four weeks Brazilians and Turks have been holding mass protests against their respective governments, albeit for very different reasons. Despite the catalyst for these protests being ... -
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Northern Ireland’s Negative Peace
Posted on February 13, 2013by Jonathan Lima-Matthews and Greg Dawson Progress or Failure? “Northern Ireland remains a divided society” was the summation of the Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report. There has recently been a ... -
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Guilty Pleasure: Slavery and Child Labour in the Production of Chocolate
Posted on December 20, 2012Hundreds of thousands of children work on cocoa farms to produce chocolate consumed around the world. Marsha van der Krabben & Thomas Hauschildt I Originally published in Think Africa Press For many, Christmas ... -
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The European Union: Reconciliation at its best and a Peace Nobel Prize well deserved
Posted on October 13, 2012If you read this article you are likely to be a fellow EU citizen. The EU, that is you, me, all of us. Congratulations to the Peace Nobel Prize, well done, ...