Mitchell Plitnick / 17 Jun 2019

Trump Against Iran

Europe in Crisis

The image of an oil tanker burning in the Gulf of Oman is a stern warning of the potential for war in the Middle East, as tensions continue to rise between the United States and Iran.(...)

Josh White / 07 Jun 2019

Dead Country

The Theresa May Legacy

It’s hard to believe that Theresa May was once seen as Thatcher 2.0. The British press would regularly say that May will run the country for the next 10 years.(...)

John Foster / 03 Jun 2019

The New Irish Politics

After the EU Elections

Those that don’t follow rugby, or don’t live in Australia may perhaps have missed the affair surround comments posted by Waratahs and Australia star player Israel Folau on social media.(...)

Joel Schalit / 31 May 2019

The Blame Game

Germans and Antisemitism

“Their decision was racist,” my attorney said. “There was no legal basis to deny you permanent residency in Germany.”(...)

Josh White / 27 May 2019

The Nigel Farage Experience

From UKIP to the Brexit Party

Two politicians and their entourage walked into a West London pub for a quick pint only to find themselves arguing with a bunch of wild-eyed Trotskyists.(...)

John Foster / 22 May 2019

The End is Nigh

Looking For a Better Europe

Elections for the European Parliament begin Thursday and predictions of doom and gloom are the order of the day. And why not?(...)

Josh White / 20 May 2019

Rebranding Brexit

Nigel Farage Looks for New Markets

The Brexit Party is the new vehicle for Nigel Farage’s populist project to reshape British politics. And it looks set to smash UKIP and the Conservatives.(...)

Joel Schalit / 15 May 2019

The Weight of Auschwitz

Poland Battles With Its Past

“You must come to Auschwitz. I go there once a year, with a group of third-generation Holocaust survivors.” Blond-haired and blue-eyed, in his late thirties, I found it hard to place him there.(...)

Johannes Simon / 13 May 2019

Too Much Money in Hungary

Germany’s Orbán Problem

European politics makes strange bedfellows. Take the European People’s Party (EPP), for example, the coalition of centre-right parties, which has good chances of winning the highest share of votes in the upcoming EU elections.(...)

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