BBC – Europe: Them Or Us: An Island Apart – Media Centre
A considerable contribution to the EU Referendum debate, with lots of background information from the BBC. If you have a chance to watch this documentary, take the time to do…
A Europe of Citizens by Ana Palacio|Project Syndicate
Food for thought. It’s the kind of discussion we should be having at all levels, instead of lurching from “throw the baby with the bathwater” eurosceptic approach, to … no…
Tim Harford — Article — Three pieces of Brexit Bullshit
A referendum on UK membership of the European Union is scheduled for June 23: dodgy statistics ahoy. “Ten Commandments — 179 words. Gettysburg address — 286 words. US Declaration of…
Europe’s Rule-of-Law Crisis by Guy Verhofstadt|Project Syndicate
Hungarians and Poles must be reminded that Russian President Vladimir Putin is actively attempting to divide and weaken the EU and NATO. If Europe is to face down aggression from…
The Islamic State of Molenbeek|NYT
Roger Cohen in the NYT: A district of Brussels had in effect seceded from Belgium. Europe must fight an ideological battle against Wahhabi Islam. …There is a vacuum. Vacuums are…
The Islamic State of Molenbeek|The New York Times
A district of Brussels had in effect seceded from Belgium. Europe must fight an ideological battle against Wahhabi Islam. Source: The Islamic State of Molenbeek – The New York Times
Europe declared peace while the world was still at war|Reuters
The crux of Europe’s quandary in fighting global terrorism mirrors its problems with a common currency: a reluctance to sacrifice even more sovereignty on the altar of EU unity. Source:…
The New Europeans|The New York Times
We are not really talking just about a group of people who need shelter from a war. These people are, more likely than not, here to stay permanently, as homesickness…
Sweden’s got a crazy new photo-sharing law that it can’t possibly enforce|TNW
Swedes create a situation in which everybody’s life gets more difficult, while the law is unenforceable: Wikimedia’s Swedish arm has just lost a case in the country’s Supreme Court, which…