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Sanctions against Russia: Is financial prosperity more important than our values?
Posted on March 26, 2014The resemblance to 1914 and 1938 are evident. Russia, like Germany in 1914, feels encircled by potential adversaries. Moreover, Moscow is determined to protect ethnic Russians and Russian speakers outside ... -
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A new dawn for Anglo-German relations
Posted on March 13, 2014Dwarfed by the shadow of events in Eastern Europe, you’d be forgiven for having missed German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to the United Kingdom last month. Welcomed in relative luxury ... -
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Serbia’s Journey to the Holy Grail: A Report on its Accession into the EU
Posted on June 24, 2013Serbia has been seen as corrupt, politically unstable, technologically backward, and filled with ethnic tensions. The violence Serbia has engaged in tainted its reputation and it will remain in infamy ... -
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Brexit? A Very Long Awaited Speech on Europe
Posted on January 24, 2013Yesterday, David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the UK, gave a speech on the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Whilst praising the EU and highlighting Britain’s ... -
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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, ... -
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A Brief Update on Previous Blog Post on the Eurozone
Posted on September 13, 2012Further to my post on the failures of the European Union and its respective governments, I felt it worthwhile to briefly discuss the news from this week. The good news ... -
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The Failure of European Economic Integration
Posted on September 7, 2012The symptoms of the global financial crisis started in 2007, although the causes naturally can be traced further back, primarily to loose monetary policies, allowing for credit to become easier ...