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Paris, refugees, and Europe’s hard borders
Nov23

Paris, refugees, and Europe’s hard borders

This year was already set to go down as a turning point in the history of Europe’s undeclared war against illegal immigration. And now the November 13 attacks in Paris have thrown fuel on an already incendiary debate. The unprecedented collective disobedience of migrants crossing borders en masse subjected the “fortress” model of border...

Putin wants to turn page from Ukraine to Syria
Nov23

Putin wants to turn page from Ukraine to Syria

When it comes to relations with Russia, the Kremlin wants the West to choose between sticking by its diplomatic guns on Ukraine or working arm-in-arm in Syria. So far, the EU and U.S. are resisting a zero-sum choice. In the days since the Paris terrorist attacks, senior officials in Washington and European capitals have signalled their reluctance...

‘All the terrorists are migrants’
Nov23

‘All the terrorists are migrants’

BUDAPEST — “Of course it’s not accepted, but the factual point is that all the terrorists are basically migrants,” says Viktor Orbán. “The question is when they migrated to the European Union.” In his office at the Hungarian parliament, the prime minister points toward the flowing Danube. In another era, an aide notes, the Turks followed...

Time for US to get serious about Europe
Nov21

Time for US to get serious about Europe

The hard truth is that for much of the last seven years, Europe has been relatively low on Washington’s agenda. Today, as Europe struggles to cope with a series of existential crises — ranging from the still shaky eurozone to the crisis in Ukraine, the threat from ISIL and an aggressive Russia, and an escalating migration crisis that has...

Only realpolitik can help against IS | Lidové noviny – Czech Republic
Nov20

Only realpolitik can help against IS | Lidové noviny – Czech Republic

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The politics of corruption in Kiev
Nov19

The politics of corruption in Kiev

KIEV — The former head of Ukraine’s state security service, Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, arrived in Washington D.C. Thursday to deliver his scathing assessment of the country’s post-revolutionary law-enforcement to the U.S. Congress. Sources close to Nalyvaichenko say the visit is part of a bid to win American backing for a challenge to...

Beating the Islamist propagandists
Nov19

Beating the Islamist propagandists

Barely 12 hours had passed since the siege on Paris’ Bataclan theater ended and already the propagandists of the Islamic State had put together audio and textual statements claiming responsibility for the attack, in French, Arabic and English. Within minutes, tens of thousands of people had seen their audacious, gloating claim. Within...

Don’t sacrifice all for alliance with Russia | Le Monde – France
Nov19

Don’t sacrifice all for alliance with Russia | Le Monde – France

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Russia cooks its defense books
Nov17

Russia cooks its defense books

Reports that Russia is limiting military spending to a 1 percent (nominal) increase in 2016 may be timed to deflate NATO’s initiative to raise defense spending to the target 2 percent for each member country. Russia is playing a dual role. On the one hand, it exults in its military power on prominent display in Syria. On the other, it plays...

[Ticker] Belgium cancels football match with Spain over security fears
Nov17

[Ticker] Belgium cancels football match with Spain over security fears

Belgium has cancelled a friendly football match with Spain in Brussels on Tuesday due to security fears following Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris, where France’s match against Germany was targetted. In preparation for Uefa Euro 2016, Denmark is up against Sweden and Slovenia is meeting Ukraine Tuesday evening as planned. …read...