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On The Rise of Populism in Europe
Populism is on the rise in the EU. Read about the dangers it means for the continent, and a proposal to combat it. Continue reading On The Rise of Populism in Europe
Category: Foreign Affairs
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When the Tsar Out-planned the President
Reconstruction historian Eric Foner once noted at a guest lecture in London how the “USA is exceptional in our vehement insistence that we are exceptional”.[1]Foner is not wrong; John Winthrop, one of the first Europeans to descend on America, called the to be nation a city upon a hill. At core to our moral authority over global democracy and order is our insistence that America … Continue reading When the Tsar Out-planned the President
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Civil War in the Central African Republic
Background Since 2012, a civil war has engulfed a country, fragmenting it along religious lines. The country is not new to conflict, an unfortunately frequent occurrence since emerging from European colonization in the 20th century. This country is not Syria: it’s the Central African Republic (CAR). A landlocked country in central western Africa, the modern borders are fairly nascent to the area which has fossils … Continue reading Civil War in the Central African Republic
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