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Nagorno-Karabakh: will the recent ceasefire be permanent this time?
By CODY FRITZ After three failed ceasefire agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the past two months, it appears both parties are...


Poland and the right to an abortion - A dangerous mix of Church and State
By CHLOE CAMPBELL-HAMILTON In response to Poland’s newest abortion laws, thousands have taken to the streets to protest against the new...


‘Some damn fool thing in the Balkans’: Great Power entanglement in Nagorno-Karabakh
By DOMINIC GILONIS In one of his final speeches to the Reichstag, the German statesman Otto von Bismarck compared Europe to a powder keg....


Italian Referendums - Mamma Mia, here we go again?
BY ZACH ROBERTS Considering the fact that we are still feeling the implications of the UK’s last referendum over four years on, it may...


How Putin keeps his power
There is a now heavily criticised mistake in the writing of the history of the Soviet Union by Americans in the mid-20th century. There...


There is No Quick Fix for the 'Migrant Crisis'
As with countless other pressing issues, the migrant crisis that faces the continent of Europe, and the European Union (EU) alike, has...


What will a post-Merkel EU look like?
By TERESA TURKHEIMER On the eve of Germany’s accession to the Presidency of the Council of the EU, Angela Merkel explained her plan for...


It's Duda's Poland Now
By CHARLOTTE EARL On the 13th July 2020, the people of Poland awoke to find that Andrzej Duda would be their President for five more...


Will Turkey's belligerent posture in the east Mediterranean pay off?
By ARTHUR KLEINMAN Given the array of provocations that have been exchanged over the East Mediterranean in recent months, one could be...


Putin's referendum - President for life?
Last month, Russia voted on whether to approve 206 changes to approximately 60% of its Constitution. These changes included political...
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