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“We Shall Fight Them From Our Houses…” The Pandemic’s Worrying Wartime Parallels

The struggle against the coronavirus over the past few months has consistently been defined as a “war” in Europe. Beyond Donald Trump’s insistence on qualifying…

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All this talk of bicycle lanes and pedestrian zones is all well and good, but what’s missing? Well, about half…

Bicycle Lanes and Dividing Lines: The Untold Stories of the EU’s Urban Transformation – Euro Babble

The past couple of months have seen a flurry of enthusiastic articles on the green revolution in Europe’s cities. A somewhat idealized story of a change spearheaded by civil society, demanded by the people and implemented by local authorities as part of a larger European agenda. We have indeed wit...

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They say to keep doing something over and over again but expecting different results is a sign of madness... So…

New Voices For a New Europe? – Euro Babble

They say to keep doing something over and over again but expecting different results is a sign of madness. So how can we expect Europe to really progress if we keep inviting the same people to the table, making the same old empty statements about "progress" and "unity" but without really making any

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3 weeks 4 days ago

What's going on in Serbia? After president Vučić announced a curfew in Belgrade – shutting down the city and not…

Yet another “Street War” in Serbia over COVID-19 – Euro Babble

Photo courtesy of the BBC. The other night, after president Vučić announced a 60-hour-curfew in Belgrade - shutting down the city and not allowing anyone to go outside from Friday till Monday - a group of citizens spontaneously gathered in front of the Parliament to protest. The protest escal

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Conservative #populism is still alive and well in #Poland following the elections last week. Our latest article explores the origins…

Predicting Populism in Europe: A 5-Year Forecast – Euro Babble

The European Union’s management of populist pivot countries, Poland and Hungary, offers a thought experiment for the future. Forecasting is a sought-after area of expertise in the world of international relations. Here's one easy method to produce two scenarios on how events in Poland and Hungary ...

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Have you ever heard the notions of "White Culture" or "White Guilt"? Our latest #ThoughtBabble argues that central and eastern…

There is no such thing as “White culture” – Euro Babble

“White culture is boring” says the Anglo-American sphere. The rest of us feel quite alienated because we don’t think of ourselves as “White people”.

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