9/11 Wars: A Reckoning
Snared by geopolitical interests, post-9/11 interventions have too easily been captured by leading states. A robust law enforcement process must serve enforcers of law, not
Politics
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Pegida In A European Landscape
“We are the people.” Like other right-wing populists across Europe, Germany’s Pegida is the latest to advance this Manichean view of societal change. The ‘Patriotic
Europe’s Populist Pandora’s Box
In Europe, the populist Pandora’s box has been opened. From Athens to Dresden, Paris to Madrid, we are seeing strong signs of a people’s revolt
AfD And Pegida: Understanding Germany’s New Populist Right
For most of its history, the Federal Republic of Germany proved to be a blank space on the map of European right-wing populism. The rise
Good And Bad Nationalism
Nationalism has come to be associated with attempts by majority ethnic groups to exclude and persecute minorities. Not only is this detestable, it is quite
It’s The Failure Of Modern Liberalism That Has Propelled UKIP’s Rise
UKIP’s recent success has triggered a cry of pain from liberal Britain. But responsibility for the rise of this modern populism lies substantially at the
European Democracy Is In A State Of Emergency
Europe has had a rocky start to 2015. The Eurozone crisis is back on the agenda, a war is developing at Europe’s border and people
Pegida: Why Is The Populist Right On The Rise In Germany?
How has this “anti-Islamisation” movement managed to mobilise huge crowds in less than three months? Catrin Nye reports her experience of attending one the the marches in January. The
The Nordic Model Is No Longer A Holy Grail
The European social model, virtually forgotten since the 2000s, is making a long-overdue comeback as the effects of the 2008 financial crisis continue to damage
How Pegida Uses Social Insecurity
The Pegida demonstrations in Dresden have attracted a lot of international media attention and raised considerable concerns about social peace inside Germany. Many people simply cannot
Labor In The Age Of Robots
Fears about the impact of technology on the labor market are nothing new. In the early nineteenth century, a group of English textile workers known
Why The Euro Crisis Is A Crisis Of Sovereignty
In the last two weeks, the two crises confronting Europe – in Ukraine and Greece – both escalated. In each case, Germany and its chancellor,
How Globalisation And Technology Drive Insecurity
People are insecure. Young people worry about getting a decent job, finding a secure home and having to pay off the vast debts run up
Why We’re All Becoming Independent Contractors
GM is worth around $60 billion, and has over 200,000 employees. Its front-line workers earn from $19 to $28.50 an hour, with benefits. Uber is estimated to be worth some $40
Why We Need A Welfare Union In Europe
Are Europe’s welfare states fit to meet the demands brought on by the financial crisis? In an interview with EUROPP’s Managing Editor Stuart Brown, Tito Boeri discusses
The Varoufakis vs Schäuble Endgame
As many analysts and observers previously predicted (myself included on Social Europe), the eurozone crisis not only is not over, as some European leaders had boasted,
Show Solidarity And Stop Bashing Greece!
It was a paragraph hidden away in a Der Spiegel story about European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker. During the European election campaign, one read, “the