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    After Britain’s Brexit Vote, Other Countries Might Follow
    Jun24

    After Britain’s Brexit Vote, Other Countries Might Follow

    BRUSSELS — The EU must reinvent itself to survive after Britain’s vote to leave. It may be too late. The damning verdict of British voters was the worst setback to the EU since the germ of a more integrated Europe first took shape in the ruins left by World War II. And it threatens to be wildly contagious — even before the ballots were all...

    ‘Explosive Shock’ As Britain Votes To Leave EU, Cameron Quits
    Jun24

    ‘Explosive Shock’ As Britain Votes To Leave EU, Cameron Quits

    Britain voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two.Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum showed a 52-48 percent victory for the campaign to leave a bloc Britain joined more...

    What Happens Now Britain Has Voted to Leave the EU?
    Jun24

    What Happens Now Britain Has Voted to Leave the EU?

    The U.K. has voted to leave the EU after a countrywide referendum, in a historic decision for the union. With little precedent for the EU losing a leading member and British Prime Minister David Cameron announcing his resignation, speculation about the country and the continent’s future is rife. However, there are some questions we can...

    How Brexit Will Hit America
    Jun24

    How Brexit Will Hit America

    The UK has voted to leave the European Union, 51.9 to 48.1 percent Prime Minister David Cameron announced early Friday that he will step down in three months time.Unwinding the union will be a messy process that will take months, if not years, and have broad political and financial impacts.The pound dropped in value on the London exchange early...

    The Military Origins of the Cardigan
    Jun24

    The Military Origins of the Cardigan

    Cardigan sweaters are the workhorses of the apparel family: so ubiquitous it’s easy to forget that they didn’t always exist. They are sold at most clothing stores in a rainbow of colors, and at democratic prices. They can be either exceedingly preppy or seductively edgy, depending on who wears it, and how: button-downed...

    Ukraine Arrests Former Riot Police For Alleged Role In Maidan Killings
    Jun24

    Ukraine Arrests Former Riot Police For Alleged Role In Maidan Killings

    Ukrainian authorities have arrested four former officers of the “Berkut” riot police for their alleged role in the violent dispersal of pro-European protesters in Kyiv in early 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Links EU Unity To Russia Sanctions; Moldova Committed To Joining EU
    Jun24

    Ukraine Links EU Unity To Russia Sanctions; Moldova Committed To Joining EU

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said in the aftermath of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union that he “expects the sanctions against Russia as a country-aggressor” to be extended. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Morning Vertical, June 24, 2016
    Jun24

    The Morning Vertical, June 24, 2016

    Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    What’s at Stake
    Jun24

    What’s at Stake

    Anton, an engineering student, speaking to delegates in Yalta June 23, 2016 In the historic port city of Yalta, located on the Crimean Peninsula, we visited the site where Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, in February of 1945, concluded negotiations ending World War II. These leaders and their top advisors were also present at the creation of the...

    AP Interview: NATO military chief: National forces are key
    Jun24

    AP Interview: NATO military chief: National forces are key

    BYDGOSZCZ, Poland (AP) — The upcoming NATO summit should send a message to member states that they have the responsibility to provide the first line of defense of their own countries, the alliance’s top military officer said Thursday. Gen. Petr Pavel, chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, said the 28-member alliance has the...