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The rise of identity politics is not just an issue in the Western world.

After Paris: Long Cycles in Politics and History

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The world still awaits a resolution of the end of the Ottoman Empire, Caliphate or not.

But on the home-front, the atrocities of Paris will soon strain the deep EU divisions on the migration crisis to breaking point.

What do the Paris attacks mean for the migration crisis?

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 17, 2015

As the world struggles to comprehend the brutality of the Paris terror attacks, Open Europe's Nina Schick writes that in the EU, they will serve to deepen Europe's existing divisions on the migration crisi

Mr. Ma said on his way back home, that he was not convinced by Mr. Xi’s assertion that the Chinese missiles arrayed along the Taiwan Strait were not targeting the island of Taiwan.

Ma-Xi meeting in Singapore receives mixed public response in Taiwan

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Polls in Taiwan have generally found support for meetings between the two sides but have also indicated wariness about Ma’s intentions.

Secretary-General Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland calls Moldova a "captured state"

Brussels completely misled by Moldova′s pro-European bid?

By: EBR | Monday, November 9, 2015

Exports increased, the economy grew and, in return for a series of reforms, including improving human rights, Moldovan citizens were granted visa-free travel into E.U. territory.

With respect to Ukraine, Putin’s position is hardly ideal, but it is still manageable. He now owns Crimea and controls two rebellious provinces in the southeast Donbas region. He knows Ukraine faces the possibility of economic collapse, even though it has made some progress.

Putin’s deceptive pause: What are Russia’s next steps in Ukraine?

By: EBR | Thursday, November 5, 2015

The key question is: What does Putin have in mind? What are his plans, assuming that he has plans, and is not winging the crisis day by day?

While Europe’s mainstream was anxious, these results encouraged Vladimir Putin’s international ambitions. His developing support for populist parties of Left and Right came into its own over his annexation of Crimea, which many supported.

Europe’s populists: A present and rising danger

By: EBR | Thursday, October 29, 2015

It is the degree of this – and fundamentally its effect on governments – which is causing most concern among mainstream parties.

And if few voters on the streets of Athens have heard his name, many understand that how they casted their ballot in the elections makes little difference to what happens next. Under the draconian conditions of Greece’s third cash-for-reforms rescue package, Athens effectively surrendered control over great swaths of economic and social policymaking to its eurozone lenders.

Eurozone′s enforcer ready to keep Greece′s new leader in line

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Dutch economist Maarten Verwey has unprecedented powers as his taskforce oversees the implementation of Greece’s cash-for-reforms rescue package.

The agreement also required a significant degree of trust among its signatories, because it put the responsibility for checking foreigners′ identities and baggage on the country of first entry into the Schengen area.

Europe Rethinks the Schengen Agreement

By: EBR | Friday, October 23, 2015

The most important change of the past six years is probably Europe's economic crisis and its byproduct, the rise of nationalist political parties.

The launch of a single market for entrepreneurs would not be a small undertaking. There are, though, three powerful reasons that make it crucial.

What Europe really needs is a single market for entrepreneurs

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 21, 2015

‘Creative destruction’ is what ultimately drives economic growth, and Europe doesn’t have enough of it. We have a much larger share of ‘static’ companies that neither grow nor shrink compared to the U.S., and very few of our largest companies are young. In other words, Europe is a great place for doing business, but only if you are an old-established incumbent.

Of the most important issues facing voters, just 7.2 per cent in this resource-rich nation said the economy, but 41.3 per-cent chose Nagorno-Karabakh, which - along with seven surrounding territories - continues to be occupied by Armenia in defiance of international resolutions calling for an immediate withdrawal.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is main problem for Azerbaijan people

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Azerbaijanis go to the ballot box in less than two weeks, with almost 80 per cent of voters believing their nation is "heading in the right direction" under the present leadership and that the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains the defining issue.

Depending on who you believe, the impact could be disastrous or positive. I believe it could also be neutral; if Britain can set up a working free-trade scheme with the EU, then the economic consequences might actually even be positive. Britain would survive.

UK: The EU referendum campaign is likely to be defined by shades of grey and fine margins

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 20, 2015

There is undoubtedly a large swath of voters up for grabs who are at this stage either unconvinced of the case either way or have yet to engage with the issues (this is a familiar story in polling going back some way).

The state can protect the lives of its citizens and their property, as well as secure the conditions for justice, equality, information and education. The citizen, on the other hand, with his actions, is responsible for his freedom, which is intertwined with the respect of the freedom of others.

The continuous Ideal and Challenge of Democracy

By: EBR | Friday, October 16, 2015

The power of democracy though is the civic intervention, the change and the development. This is also our power and responsibility.

The purpose of the Greek parliamentarian visit, which came about at the invitation of a local non-governmental organisation, was to establish the current situation of the Greek minority in the country.

Ethnic Greeks in Ukraine complain

By: EBR | Friday, October 2, 2015

According to the most recent Ukrainian census there are 91,548 ethnic Greeks in Ukraine, that is 0.2% of the whole population. The vast majority of these (77,000) have always lived, and still do, in the Donetsk Oblast.

Their statements indicate that the US fully understands Taiwan′s position and show active support of Taiwan.

President Obama reaffirms US commitment to Taiwan with reference to TRA in joint press conference with Xi Jinping

By: EBR | Monday, September 28, 2015

In recent years mutual trust has been restored between Taipei and Washington, and continues to strengthen through a variety of communication channels.

The resolution, which is non-binding, was adopted by 365 but faced fierce opposition, especially from the largest political group in the European Parliament, the centre-right European People′s Party, with 202 no votes and 72 abstentions.

MEPs explain objecting to Parliamentary resolution condemning Azerbaijan

By: EBR | Friday, September 25, 2015

The resolution adopted by the European Parliament at it plenary in Strasbourg on 10 September calls on the European Commission" to review and suspend temporarily, if needed, all funding not related to human rights, civil society and grassroots level people-to-people cooperation granted to Azerbaijan through the European Neighbourhood Instrument" and recalls Parliament's decision to send a delegation to Azerbaijan.

The Caspian state is the only Eastern Partnership country, which has neither signed an Association Agreement with the EU nor joined the Russian-led Eurasian Union

Is the end of the Eastern Partnership near?

By: EBR | Monday, September 21, 2015

The Azerbaijani authorities have been quick to hit back, warning that the dispute threatens to seriously undermine relations with the EU and calling on the EU "not to push Azerbaijan into Russia's arms."

Democracy and the Revolution of Values

By: Athanase Papandropoulos | Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Values, the concepts people believe in, the standards they live by, and the views they hold and by which they measure others, are shifting.

Today, all across the world, we continue to hear increasingly about “a crisis of confidence” in governments. While the pace of history accelerates, democratic governments often deadlock.

The capacity to compromise: an ultimate requirement for any effective democracy

By: EBR | Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Quality of life was the prime concern.

To diversify its economy Azerbaijan is taking a number of alternatives, including becoming a transportation hub of the region.

"Diversification" has become the buzzword of choice for booming Azerbaijan

By: EBR | Friday, September 11, 2015

The country, which once hosted the historic Silk Road, has already received the first container train from China along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.

Primarily in cooperation with the European Union, the Council of Europe, NATO and the United States, Azerbaijan is actively involved in anti-terrorism operations. Through its partaking in NATO’s Partnership Action Plan on Terrorism, Azerbaijan shares information and strategic analysis with NATO and collaborates with its Western allies in the area of counter-terrorism trainings and border security.

Azerbaijan holds the key to stopping ISIS

By: EBR | Thursday, August 27, 2015

Whereas radicalisation is increasing in countries such as Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Syria, there has been a weakening in the phenomenon of radicalisation in Azerbaijan.

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By: N. Peter Kramer

In his weekly column, N. Peter Kramer writes about proposals for a radical overhaul of the EEAS and the power struggle between Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas.

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