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Shale Gas Frustration
In Europe, large-scale shale gas production can first be expected in Russia, France and Great Britain. The oil and gas industry in Poland and in other states in the region still operates according to…
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Europe as Seen from Outer Space
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Burma Enters the World Stage
The political changes in a remote Asian country, larger than France and England put together, may alter the balance of power on the geopolitical chessboard.
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Egypt—The Cradle of Islamism
One of the most striking things revealed by a thorough examination of Egypt’s current political developments must be the meteoric rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, a distinctive movement which is…
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Do Not (Always) Fear When Democracy Takes to the Streets
The recent political developments in Romania could be a lesson in the dynamics of EU democracy at a time when the EU is struggling with new nationalisms and democratic deficit—if the EU is not too…
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Bulgarian Populism: Premodern, Postmodern
In the 1990s, the European Union was perceived as the champion of the Bulgarian people against local lords. In the last decade though, both European and local politicians seem to be part of the same…
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The Berlusconi’s Legacy
An Interview with Paolo Flores d’Arcais by Maciej Nowicki Because of corruption and tax evasion the national budget loses 150–180 billion euro a year—says the Italian philosopher and essayist Paolo…
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Democracy as Self-Correction
The current crisis of democracy is not an outcome of some institutional failure of democracy; on the contrary, it is a product of democracy’s success. It is the result of five revolutions that have…
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US-Europe Relations After the Obama Victory
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Nobody Likes Wall Street any More
An Interview with Francis Fukuyama by Maciej Nowicki While private companies are constantly changing, experimenting with new forms of organisation, the American government is simply archaic, it has…