Category: Europe
Misinformation & Uncertainty Ahead of Italian Election
Ahead of Sunday’s election in Italy, where a number of parties are vying for the top spot in a tight race, concerns about the dissemination of misinformation are high. Following
Read MoreMarketing for States – the Power of Nation Branding
The common war strategy of demoralizing the enemy by providing them with one’s own ideology over radio airwaves had found its way into the Cold War tactics. Western German radio
Read MoreThe Identitarian Movement on the Rise: Understanding Europe’s New Alt-Right
For a long time, white supremacists could be identified relatively easily: a bunch of skinheads, tattooed all over with illegal Nazi symbols, drinking beer and shouting out flat slogans about
Read MoreGypsies in Europe: Free Movement or Forced Movement?
This February is the one-year anniversary of Irish Travellers gaining ethnic minority status in Ireland. Simultaneously, The Independent reported that gypsy people were the least tolerated minority in Europe. Respect for
Read MoreA Link between Worlds: The History and Future of the Silk Road
When taking a look at the countries that once constituted the Soviet Union, one notices either violent internal unrest and bloody civil wars, or ongoing stagnation and economic crisis. Even
Read MoreAnd the Twelve Points Go to… Amsterdam!
For over sixty years the Eurovision Song Contest has brought Europe together for an extravagant celebration of its cultural diversity and shared identity. It remains the most watched television broadcasting
Read MoreFailing of Jamaica and the Implications for Germany
The island in the Caribbean has in fact little to do with a political development in central Europe. Late on Sunday evening news from the coalition talks in Berlin shocked
Read MoreIrish women continue to fight for their reproductive rights
Although the Republic of Ireland is a modern, western European country, with liberal values and an improving economy its female reproductive rights can be compared to those in countries such
Read MoreAn Equation with Two Unknowns – How the unconventional 2017 presidentials brought about insecurity and hope
For several decades, the French presidentials have been one vested in traditions – From the different party preliminaries to the massive meetings in the weeks before the first round of
Read MoreThe Wounded Invisible Hand Regulating the World
China, the once communist nation, is turning into a capitalist country. According to the Financial Times, the Chinese government is even willing to privatize its education and health system. In
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