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Media in Central Europe—Happy Times Are Over
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Liberal Insanity
Poles seem to like the new government more than the liberal mainstream would like them to. How is it possible?
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Mass Immigration Society and Brexit
The Brexit vote was evidently not just about immigration. But if there is a paramount reason for Britain’s shock decision to leave the European Union, it is the seething discontent of a large slice…
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Soft or Hard Brexit?
While Britain’s economy has many longstanding weaknesses, it has had three huge strengths: a flexible labor market, an open economy, and an unrivalled legal and political stability. The Brexit vote…
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The Commercial Logic of Nord Stream 2?
The economic factors underlying Nord Stream 2 are even more interesting than the legal hurdles and, surprisingly enough, less often taken into consideration.
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Hillary and Donald
Two of the least inspiring, most unpopular US presidential candidates in … just how many years? To find candidates this weak we might have to go back as far as the 1850s, when Franklin Pierce…
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Międzymorze—between Wishful Thinking and Realpolitik
The Intermarium is a flagship concept of the Law and Justice Party. However, PiS has no monopoly here. What exactly does this concept mean and what arguments support it?
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Austria’s Freedom Party: Old Wine in New Bottles
Populism is deeply rooted in Austria’s political tradition, going back to the time of the Habsburg monarchy. Austrian populists targeted the Jews, and later foreigners or Muslims. Nowadays their main…
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Viktor Orbán: The Self-Nominated Future Leader of Central Europe—and Then Europe
Victor Orbán claims that Europe, lacking the capacity to defend itself, is doomed to collapse politically and can disappear culturally and ethnically. His recipe for preventing it is simple and…
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Turkey in a State of Exception
The 15th of July 2016 will join the collection of dates that stand for Turkey’s momentous turning points in recent history. Many of them are in fact military coups. What this botched coup attempt…