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Live Fast, Die Young: SLCPs do it well
Trying to stop human-caused climate change is like trying to stop a speeding bus; you need to slow it down first. Carbon dioxide already...
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Mar 16, 20164 min read


The Battle for Britain: Is Brexit or Scexit the Issue?
In 2014, the events leading up to and following the referendum on Scottish independence dominated news coverage around the world. The...
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Mar 11, 20166 min read


Playing the Political Game through Thick and Finn
While much hay has been made over 2015’s assortment of political upsets, one of the most interesting applecarts to be overturned has...
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Mar 9, 20166 min read


Lessons from Cologne: Reckoning with Refugees in Germany
“Festive atmosphere – celebrations largely peaceful.” Such was the German police’s summary of New Year’s Eve in Cologne on the morning of...
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Jan 31, 20165 min read


Grounded Giant: Reforms at Air France Stall Despite Soaring Debt Problems
The Air France dispute itself centers on the company’s efforts to cut costs and reduce its crippling debt. In the first half of 2015...
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Dec 12, 20159 min read


BPR Reports Live from COP 21
The 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, or COP 21, begins on December 7th in Paris. The Paris Agreement already promises...
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Nov 29, 20151 min read


Beyond Solitary Confinement: Lessons from European Prison Reform
This past summer, President Barack Obama ventured into new political territory with his visit to the El Reno prison in Oklahoma, which...
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Nov 22, 20155 min read


Keeping the Peace After Dayton
It was late November at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and...
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Nov 21, 20156 min read


Anti-Snowden Sentiment Thaws in Europe
On October 29, the European Parliament voted on a resolution encouraging member states to offer asylum to Edward Snowden, the former...
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Nov 20, 20155 min read


The Politics of Energy: European Gas Wars
The Maidan Revolution in Ukraine and the Russian annexation of Crimea have changed the geopolitical game in Europe. In many ways, the...
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Nov 4, 20155 min read


Merkel’s Migrant Crisis
Since January, an estimated 710,000 migrants and refugees have entered the European Union. This number is about two and a half times the...
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Nov 2, 20156 min read


The Rise of European Leisure
Every day, more and more Swedish workers are working less and less. This is not because of unemployment or laziness, but due to a...
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Oct 24, 20155 min read


Warsaw’s Economic War
Relations between Poland and Russia have never been described as warm. While their robust economic cooperation may have had a mutually...
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Oct 17, 20155 min read


Finding the Humanitarian Approach: Refugees and a Shared Responsibility
On August 27, an unsuspecting Austrian Autobahn worker happened upon an abandoned truck on the side of the road. What he found inside...
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Oct 14, 20156 min read


Jeremy Corbyn and the Rise of the Radical Left
Amid a flurry of impatient press members and anxious voters, representatives of Britain’s Labour party gathered at a special conference...
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Oct 8, 20154 min read


Celebrating Victory Amid Turkish Troubles
On August 29 and 30, to commemorate a moment of national freedom, an open-air auditorium in Turkey’s capital hosted a magical encounter...
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Sep 6, 20156 min read


Charged Up: How Georgia’s energy future could change geopolitics
On January 22nd, 2006, two Russian-controlled natural gas pipelines in the North Caucasus exploded. The impending delays to energy...
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Aug 18, 20155 min read


Israel’s Economic Pivot
Over the past few years, the European Union has become increasingly vocal in its criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians,...
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Aug 11, 20156 min read


Outcast: Georgia’s Continued Obstacles to EU Membership
In March, the Republic of Georgia took a considerable step forward on the road to full membership in the European Union. The country...
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Jul 15, 20154 min read
2015: The Year for Turkey
For a generation that has been disappointed one too many times by the promise of participatory democracy to anticipate any real change,...
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Jun 8, 20159 min read
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