Wanted: Great thinkers for Europe!
by Mareike Kuerschner Why follow moderate ideas, when you have a great one? Why give up on it, even you know, it can’t be reached? Churchill spoke in 1946 about the ‘United States of Europe’, which I...
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By Oscar Jonsson: The last few days in Ukraine have shown that President Yanukovich’s foundation of power is decreasing rapidly. At mid-day it was declared that an agreement has been reached with...
View ArticleVox populi, vox dei: A few words on Ukraine, Crimea and the West
By N. Gourof, Editor, Strife: Events, those nemeses of politicians, according to Harold Macmillan, tend to unravel too fast for cautious observation and a balanced development of popular opinion. They...
View ArticleA reflection on Canadian identity in a moment of crisis
By Joana Cook, Editor-in-Chief, Strife Today Canadians watched in horror as Ottawa was locked down when at least one gunman opened fire at the national Parliament, forcing politicians to barricade...
View ArticleTurkey in the Midst of the Syrian Crisis: Security, Democracy and Secularism
By Gonenc Uysal: After years of civil war in Syria, that has caused more than 210,000 – mostly civilian – deaths, the international community has recently been shaken by videos of war crimes undertaken...
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