by Muddassar Ahmed
A win by the anti-EU Brexit campaign, already riddled with anti-Muslim bigotry, would not only boost but legitimate xenophobic sentiments against minorities in the U.K. and across Europe.
On June 23rd, my country will…
by JUDY DEMPSEY
In my childhood, my mother would drive up once a year to Northern Ireland. The main stretch from Dublin up to the border was a slow two-lane road. Ireland was not yet in…
by Kathrin Glastra
Contrary to the objective to quit nuclear energy, a recent paper of the European Commission’s DG Research maps out possible nuclear research priorities. An analysis to put the latest developments into perspective.
Almost…
by Gokhan Bacik*
The German parliament’s recent resolution declaring the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One a “genocide” could be a turning point not only for Turkey and Germany, but…
by Wojciech Jakóbik
After the Ukrainian crisis, many experts had incorrectly predicted that Gazprom would start a gas war with Europe over the last winters. Nevertheless, that did not happen, as the tactic would not have…
by Julia Berghofer
Currently the debate on nuclear weapons in the European Union is not making any progress, this could be due to the failure of the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2015. Nevertheless, a nuclear-weapon-free zone in…
by Vincenzo Scarpetta
Claims that TTIP would put the NHS at risk of a sell-off have come to the fore again, after the UK Government has decided to accept a Labour backbench amendment to avoid being…
by Jessikka Aro
Aggressive pro-Russia troll campaigns have manipulated the public debate and silenced citizens. As trolling, hacking and other oppression techniques will only get worse in the future, governments need to find ways to…
by Caroline Ausserer
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Ten years ago, in 2006, a distinguished group of international human rights experts elaborated the Yogyakarta Principles at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Their aim was normative: to codify what was known…
by Raoul Ruparel
There is a broad consensus that the immediate aftermath of a Leave vote in the EU referendum would trigger a short term period of uncertainty – both political and economic. While this is…