Have millennials given up on democracy? | World news | The Guardian
Young people seem to be attracted by “different” types of politics. Whether it’s M5S in Italy, Podemos in Spain, Syriza in Greece, Corbyn in the UK or Sanders in the…
Fighting Back: New Bill Aims to Counter Russian Disinformation|atlanticcouncil.org
Until now … Russian President Vladimir Putin has been simply better at telling a compelling—if not particularly true—narrative that wins people over. From now on, it will be important for…
Europe Doesn’t Owe Migrants Fairness | Foreign Policy
If Europe is to survive both as a coherent institution and as an embodiment of the liberal values of the Enlightenment, it will do so only by resisting the universalism…
Brexit: expats launch High Court action that could delay referendum|The Telegraph
Source: Brexit: expats launch High Court action that could delay referendum
Eastern Europe’s Authoritarian Return by Shlomo Ben-Ami – Project Syndicate
We need (and already have) a multi-speed EU, in which countries move forward or backwards as required by their circumstances and preferences. We also urgently need clear and enforceable methods…
Is this the end of the West as we know it? – The Washington Post
When talking about the referendum, Brexit supporters say that the EU is irrelevant, as security is provided by the NATO alliance. Here is a point of view which highlights the…
German state elections: Success for right-wing AfD, losses for Merkel′s CDU | DW.COM
The solution to the refugee problem negotiated between the EU and Turkey is not a solution, it’s a joke. Merkel cooked her own goose, deciding unilaterally, out of good intentions,…
Can refugees revive Europe’s ageing population? | World Economic Forum
If you only look at the economic aspect, large scale immigration makes sense, sort of. As long as you don’t mind the consequences, which will be far reaching, because of…
Jaroslaw Kaczynski: Poland’s kingmaker — FT
Cats are nice animals, but why do the scary baddies, the Blofelds of this world to love them? The rightwing ideologue quietly dictates policy to the president and prime minister,…
Why is “populism” seen as such a bad thing? – Debating Europe
We are giving populists a huge boost by not addressing issues which worry people. Call them the great unwashed, the former communists gone extreme right (often the case and not…