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Why Erdogan Would Benefit from Bashar al-Assad’s Fall?
Turkish intelligence services play a key role in arming certain Syrian opposition groups.
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Alliance with the United States: How Much Is it Worth?
The attitude of inhabitants of Central Europe towards alliance with the USA is shaped by, among other things, events of the sort observed in the beginning of 2013. And on which—in the area stretching…
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Ten Keywords to Orbanistan
Hungary as of 2013 is different than it was a few years ago. The citizens have become withdrawn and distrustful. The language of public debate is dishonest and dominated by politics. Polarisation is…
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A Czech View of Russia
Why is it that 22 years since the birth of the Russian Republic in 1991 neither the Czech elites nor the public have been able to reach a general consensus in their relations with the “new Russia”?
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The Chances for Central Europe
Eastward expansion of the European Union is a historically unprecedented development. In Europe there never—literally never—was a stable political structure encompassing the East and the West of the…
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Before the June EU Summit: contract(s) for Europe
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Russian Nationalism
An Interview with Vladimir Gelman by Filip Memches The generation ruling in Russia is still living in the USSR. These people think that that they are governing a mighty state everyone is afraid of.…
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Creative Cities in Central and Eastern Europe?
„A key goal of present-day cities is generating, attracting and retaining creative talent and innovation.“ – Richard Florida
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City and Culture
Crises create favorable conditions to search for a new place and role for culture in cities. Is culture just an excessive burden for their lean budgets, or can it help them get out of the basement?
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City Is People
Creative city focuses on attracting and keeping creative inhabitants. Putting people over capital is significant and may serve as a starting point for building more inclusive urban strategies.