At a time when the EU and its members are struggling with crises and therefore have more than enough on their plates, British voters decided to hand it yet another major crisis.
Once the external anchor of Turkey’s democracy, the EU‘s normative influence has sunk as low as its reputation among its many erstwhile supporters, who now feel betrayed and abandoned.
A crucial stage in the rise of far right movements is the breakdown of the barrier between their own agenda and the policies of traditional conservative parties.
The people have voted on what they don’t want. Nobody has voted on what we do next. A general election must be called before Article 50 is triggered.
Historical revisionism, censorship and war on memory. The language and the policies – though not the means - in Macri’s Argentina are eerily reminiscent of the dark days of Videla’s dictatorship. Español
Last year was the deadliest on record for the world’s defenders of the environment, according to new figures from NGO Global Witness. The murder rate is now three per week. Español Português
O ano passado foi o mais letal para os defensores do meio-ambiente, de acordo com as estatísticas da ONG Global Witness. A taxa de homicídios é a dia de hoje de três por semana. Español English
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Los Lexiters son cómplices de una de las traiciones políticas más importantes de la historia del Reino Unido, la referida a los inmigrantes comunitarios. English
Modern day Islamism represents the interests of a specific social class that has few qualms about current social and economic structures.
What has happened to Britain’s historic duty in helping out other nations formerly under its yoke? There is no such thing as an inner citadel.
