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In order to gain popular legitimacy, Die Linke must divorce its present-day image from that of the former Socialist Unity Party of East Germany.
Nearly three months after the collapse of a ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists, little has changed in Eastern Ukraine — except for the number of casualties.
In a speech on October 24, British Prime Minister David Cameron railed against an “unjustified and sudden” bill from the EU demanding £1.7 billion from Britain by December 1. In light of growing “euro-skepticism” across the UK, Ali Peterson examines the repercussions of leaving the EU from Britain’s point of view.
Last week, elections in Ukraine were swept by a combination of parties all in favor of establishing closer ties with Europe. Although this can be seen as nothing less than great news for Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, Chris Rodriguez cautions that darker times may be on the horizon for the Ukrainian leader if the situation in the east of the country isn’t brought under control soon.
At a soccer match between Albania and Serbia earlier this month in Belgrade, chaos broke out after fans of the visiting side perpetrated a bizarre stunt involving a miniature drone. Jacob Brunell takes a closer look at what happened on the field that day, and what the consequences of the event’s aftermath will be on relations between the two historically estranged Balkan nations.
In his first year in office, Pope Francis has traveled far and wide, visiting the “Catholic periphery” and asserting the Church’s relevance in global politics. Michael Alter examines how Francis has already done much more than his predecessors to keep the Church meaningful, not only to his own flock, but to others as well.
Richard Wang examines the use of cluster munitions by the Ukrainian government, and how the international community and Ukraine should respond.
If NATO is past its prime, the Baltic states could find themselves out in the cold.
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