Back in 1990, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the countries of East-Central Europe all had a common vision. After half a century yoked to the Soviet Union, the people of this region saw membership in the common European home as a guarantee of democratic governance, economic prosperity, and social stability. Twenty years later, membership in the European Union comes with no guarantees.
“Euroskepticism” has crept into the hearts of eastern Europeans.
The response of Libya to the Benghazi attacks provide hope that it may be capable of controlling the militias in the end.
Japan’s right-wing is trying to make the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands dispute an example of why Japan needs nuclear weapons.
Bendjedid was used, abused and then basically discarded when his services were no longer needed.
In October 2011, Twitter user and Occupy Wall Street activist Malcolm Harris was charged with a petty crime while attending an Occupy protest on the Brooklyn Bridge. Despite the minor nature of the alleged infraction—the maximum punishment at stake was a fine of $250 or 15 days in jail—the prosecution demanded that Twitter provide information regarding Harris’ contacts, tweets, and locations derived from IP address logs.
When the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) confirmed Joseph Kabila as winner of the presidential election of 28 November 2011, the West proved reluctant to accept the election results. But scarcely a year later, the West is intent to turn the page on the matter and return to “business as usual” with Kabila’s reformed government—but at what cost?
As one travels south into the lands of the former Ottoman Empire, the blues became more and more significant in both architecture and music.
Like conservatives, progressives like to see their candidates in attack mode.
With Serbia, first impressions can be deceiving.