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Unprecedented, Unparalleled, Unmatched: The Luben Phenomenon
Luben is a satiric channel that posts videos, articles, and memes that mock Greek public life, including reality TV, news fails,...
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Apr 30, 20235 min read


When Socrates Preached Racism
Greece is undeniably beautiful: a Mediterranean haven that promises a rich, historic culture and a gorgeously blue sea. Or so argues the...
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Apr 23, 20235 min read


The Elgin Marbles and Brexit: Should the Cultural Meddle in the Political?
No other ancient artifact has been the subject of more intense, decades-long international debate than the Elgin Marbles. Since the 1980s...
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Nov 4, 20174 min read


The Perpetual Greek Crisis
Once again, Greece is making headlines for its economic troubles as it heads towards a major confrontation with its European creditors...
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May 15, 20176 min read


Serbian Subversion: How the European Union is Failing in the Balkans
In the 25 years since war engulfed the Balkans, the region has reached a peaceful, if somewhat tense, equilibrium. War criminals have...
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May 11, 20177 min read


International Olympics Catastrophe: Why the Olympics Need a Permanent Home
When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gathered in Kuala Lumpur in 2015 to select the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics, it...
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May 11, 20176 min read


Three Cheers for the National Debt: Why America Does Not Need to Cut Back
For the last three decades, anti-debt polemics have been the cause célèbre of self-styled “fiscal conservatives.” Over the course of...
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Jan 23, 20168 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


BPR Interviews: Michael Salberg
Michael Salberg is the Director of International Affairs for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the world’s leading center for the...
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Mar 24, 20154 min read


Hellenic Bells
On January 25th, Greece headed to the polls and gave an astounding victory to Syriza in what might constitute the biggest slap in the...
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Mar 12, 20155 min read


A Resurrection of European Political Extremism
I had the privilege of editing for a section titled “Political Extremism in Europe”, which was featured in the Spring/Summer 2013 edition...
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Feb 25, 20142 min read


Austerity and its Discontents
My tour of European austerity’s next stop is Germany. However, I have criticized austerity without putting it into context. I have simply...
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Oct 15, 20123 min read


The Coming Anarchy?
I meant to begin with a post on European Structural Funds. Structural Funds and regulation are the stereotypically dull issues European...
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Sep 28, 20122 min read


Eurozone: Debt through the Lens of Political Culture (Greece)
“The first thing the government does in an election year,” former Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou admitted in 2009, “is to...
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Sep 27, 20123 min read
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