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Welfare State: a possible reality or a utopian dream?

What is a welfare state? “Welfare state” derived from the notion of “fare well”, ...

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Turkey makes a choice: hegemony’s end

On 7 June, 46 million Turkish citizens cast their votes at home and abroad ...

Brexit: perspectives from Brussels

Brexit – Are the stakes high enough? Talks of Brexit are gaining momentum as David ...

Changing Eastern Attitudes

We in the west have criticized Russia for a lot over the past year. The ...

Understanding Pegida: the rise of the right

Anti-establishment parties are forming all over Europe, from the Italian Movimento Cinque Stelle to ...

Between War and a Hard Place – Tales from Mariupol

There was once a Cossack fortress at the mouth of Kalmius river where it ...

The ghosts of war: European Memories of Destruction

The destruction of the Second World War is something distant and close at once ...

Europe gets Tusks

Former Polish prime minister Donald Tusk is president-elect of the European Union Council. Our ...