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Broken Europe

TheEuropean Unionhas always struggled to accommodate the democratic politics of its members. The problem became serious in 1999, with the creation of a currency union without an accompanying…

Helen Thompson 13 December 2018

Brexit and Broken Promises

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Peter Hall 23 November 2018

The Changing Contours of the Terror Threat

As the forces of ISIS are gradually defeated and its tactics change, violent extremism and its consequences remain a major threat to international peace, and therefore the need for a nuanced…

Yasmine El Geressi 21 November 2018

Alistair Burt: The UK Very Actively Supports Saudi Arabia’s Right to Self-Defense

Alistair Burt was appointed Minister of State for the Middle East at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Minister of State at the Department for International Development on 13 June…

Yasmine El Geressi 20 March 2019

Will Brexit Bring Down Theresa May's Government?

[caption id="attachment_55257132" align="aligncenter" width="594"] Theresa May, U.K.'s prime minister, gestures as she delivers a speech in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Getty…

Majalla 21 November 2018

The Latest Brexit Crisis: A Tory Family Drama

[caption id="attachment_55257003" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A model of Theresa May and Boris Johnson and other Conservative MP's is displayed as anti-Brexit and anti-austerity activists take…

Majalla 21 November 2018

The Attack on UK Foreign Aid

[caption id="attachment_55255664" align="aligncenter" width="5184"] British conservative party member of parliament Jacob Rees-Mogg poses as he delivers a petition against the provision of foreign…

Yasmine El Geressi 21 November 2018

Relief Aid Imperiled by Revelations of Sexual Abuse in the World’s Poorest Countries

[caption id="attachment_55255646" align="aligncenter" width="5616"] A latrine project led and financed by Oxfam for displaced Haitians. (Getty)[/caption] by Joseph Braude On February ninth, a…

Joseph Braude 21 November 2018

Brexit, Stage Right?

[caption id="attachment_55254878" align="aligncenter" width="4491"] Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May walks behind flags of Europe as she arrives on the second day of a summit of European Union …

Ronald J. Granieri 21 November 2018

The Christian Origins of Mothering Sunday

[caption id="attachment_55253105" align="aligncenter" width="3651"] Rose window stained glass in the San Camillo Church in Milano, Italy. This wonderful "gothic rosone" was created by an anonymous…

Majalla 21 November 2018

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Broken Europe

Brexit and Broken Promises

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The Attack on UK Foreign Aid

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