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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Desperate German oppo makes goofy pre-election gamble
Drawing a contrast with the cautious, technocratic Merkel, center-left leader Peer Steinbrück hopes to capitalize on her stalling poll numbers with a wild magazine cover.
Russian oppo regains momentum, despite Navalny defeat
Yevgeny Roizman’s victory unexpectedly makes him Russia’s highest-placed opposition leader.
Australian Labor navigates the wilderness
The central question, of course, is how to win back power.
As protests roil Turkey, Erdogan banks on conservative base
The Turkish leader has learned his lesson: in the face of spirited urban protests, the best move is to rely on one’s rural support base.
José Manuel Barroso issues warning shot to U.K.’s Cameron
The spat is a microcosm of the beef between Cameron, who faces broad skepticism in the British electorate of needy Southern European economies and the loss of independence that comes with membership, and E.U. elites who clearly believe he is pandering to the lowest common denominator.
Is a re-branded Front National making inroads in France?
Party leader Marine Le Pen has attempted to trim the FN of any embarrassing Neo-Nazi elements.
Edward Snowden for E.U.’s Sakharov prize?
Would be remarkable if the award named after a Soviet dissident went to the American ex-spy holed up in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Xenophobia alive and well in Norway, like the rest of the Europe
Anxiety about a fixed amount of economic resources, even in one of the wealthiest nations on Earth, speaks to a broadly similar response to recent financial crises.
Pinochet’s legacy still alive and still divisive
Even as his regime carried out murderous political repressions, it laid the groundwork for making modern-day Chile a regional economic powerhouse.
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