Earlier this month, the UNHCR announced Syria’s refugee population had reached a staggering three million, now the largest refugee population in the world. The bulk of refugees are resettled or in camps in neighbouring countries, mainly Lebanon and Jordan. Syrians …
The absence of national adjustment tools is the reason why Eurozone countries continue to struggle
Alison Johnston is Assistant Professor in Comparative Political Economy at Oregon State University. Aidan Regan is Lecturer in European political economy at the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe) in University College Dublin (UCD), and Co-Director of the Dublin …
The key dynamic in Sweden’s general election was the centre-right losing out to the far-right
Katrine Kielos is a columnist for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. Sweden held a general election on 14 September, with the Swedish Social Democratic Party emerging as the largest party ahead of incumbent Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s Moderate Party. Katrine Kielos outlines the …
Peter Spiegel’s extremist views or political correctness gone mad?
Peter Spiegel Brussels bureau chief of @FinancialTimes and long-suffering Orioles fan. Former national security correspondent for @LATimes and @WSJ in Washington. Has shocked the EU Bubble with his insensitive views towards the peoples’ of Africa suffering from the deadly ebola bacteria. The FT chief who was asked …
‘East-West divide’ on LGBT rights in Europe
Zselyke Csaky is a Research Analyst at Freedom House. Public opinion on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights has undergone a significant shift in Europe in recent decades; however there is still substantial variation in terms of the way …
Catalonia could follow Scotland
Ainslie Noble is the author of Memory, Identity and Violence: Comparing Contemporary Catalonia and the Basque Country in France and Spain. She has a PhD from the University of Melbourne. She is a contributing analyst at Wikistrat and has expertise in …
The EU should set explicit press freedom requirements for candidate countries
Jennifer Dunham is a project manager for the annual Freedom of the Press and Freedom in the World reports at Freedom House, a U.S.-based independent watchdog organisation dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world. Despite being viewed as …
UKIP’s appeasement of Russia
MEP @Nigel_Farage : "If we want a war with #Putin then we are going the right way'. debate on #Ukraine & #Russia live http://t.co/sVeSegVEOe — AFET Committee Press (@EP_ForeignAff) September 16, 2014 Ukip describe EU support for #Ukraine as …
Internal party struggles will form the backdrop to Romania’s presidential election
Roxana Mihaila is a Doctoral Researcher and Associate Tutor at the Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex. Her dissertation looks at the role of national political parties in EU decision-making, with a focus on the Lisbon and Fiscal Compact treaties. …
WikiLeaks exposes chats and list of countries being spied through FinFisher
WikiLeaks has exposed secret conversation and list of countries who had their citizens being spied by their own governments through German based Gamma Group International’ FinFisher spyware. In a series 4 of SpyFiles documents, WikiLeaks published that Slovakia, Mongolia, Qatar, South Africa, Bahrain, …