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Get Smart, Europe: Intelligence Failure and the Terrorist Threat
In the wake of the March terrorist attacks on Brussels, which killed 32 civilians and injured more than 300 at the city’s airport and at...
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Apr 27, 20165 min read


Terrorism Beyond the Limelight
On March 13, a car bomb exploded in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing an estimated 32 people and injuring over 100 others. This attack...
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Apr 19, 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


Asking the Right Questions: What Charlie Hebdo Really Taught Us
“Tragic Ball in Colombey – one dead”. This was to be the last headline of “Hara-Kiri”, predecessor to Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical...
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Feb 18, 20155 min read


Radicalization Behind Bars: Reexamining Extremism in Post-Attack France
Have you stopped playing sports? Do the TV shows you used to love no longer interest you? Are you spending more time alone or thinking of...
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Feb 14, 20156 min read
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[Liveblog]: France’s 9/11? A Teach-In
In the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris a number of debates have re-emerged in Europe around the status of immigrant...
chiefofstaff1
Jan 28, 20151 min read


Reframing Radicalism: Le Pen’s Chance to Change France
In the 2012 presidential election in France, furor and excitement surrounded the National Front (FN, after the French name for Front...
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Nov 3, 20145 min read


Reactionary Conservatism in France
Dissatisfaction with President François Hollande’s tenure has spurred on a conservative movement in France. With an embarrassingly low...
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Apr 13, 20145 min read


Rwanda: The Quest for Reconciliation and Justice
“You cannot have reconciliation without real, true justice being done,” asserted Rwandan prosecutor Jean Bosco Mutangana. Mutangana is...
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Apr 10, 20145 min read


Hate Gone Viral
“Jew, leave! France is not yours!” This was the rallying cry of up to 120,000 protesters on January 26. The protest, dubbed the Jour de...
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Mar 11, 20143 min read


Two Sides of the Same Coin: Fringe Groups of Europe and the U.S.
Although they forced the government into a partial shutdown, Tea Partiers still failed to strip the Affordable Care Act of funding – not...
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Nov 19, 20134 min read


Hollande goes to Syria
I was hoping to stop writing on austerity and switch to nationalism and the extreme right in Europe. However, France’s recognition of the...
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Nov 20, 20123 min read
La Rigueur
I’m beginning to think all posts on Europe should fall into the category interesting times, partly in honor of Eric Hobsbawm. Our last...
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Oct 6, 20122 min read
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