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Ellyatt: Germany May Experience Brexit-like Disruption
January 01, 2020
According to Holly Ellyatt writing at CNBC.com, political instability in Germany, coupled with ongoing economy uncertainty, could mean that the disruption seen in the U.K. during its Brexit crisis could shift to Germany.
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Krause-Jackson: Socialism Declining in Europe as Support for Populism Grows
January 01, 2020
As reported by Flavia Krause-Jackson, In 2019, the long decline in socialism continued in 2019, with its popularity reaching new depths and raising questions over whether reinvention can lead to a revival.
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Bagnoli and Cerentola: "Identitarians" Changing Political Landscape in Europe
December 31, 2019
Writing in The Atlantic, in the context of the growth of the League in Italy, Lorenzo Bagnoli and Alessia Cerentola describe the young activists in Europe who identify as "identitarians," concerned primarily with the preservation of what they believe to be their societies' long-held identities.
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Nahzi: Russian-backed Cyber Campaigns Disrupting Georgia Politics
December 31, 2019
Writing in The Hill, Fron Nahzi explains how, in the Republic of Georgia, Russian-backed cyber campaigns are driving wedges between people, "stoking fear and diverting attention from the sale of the country’s key assets — energy, transportation, communication — to Vladimir Putin's Russia."
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Turkish Constitutional Court Reverses Ban on Wikipedia
December 31, 2019
In a 10-6 decision, the Constitutional Court of Turkey ruled that the Turkish government's block on Wikipedia constituted a violation of freedom of expression, paving the way for the immediate lifting of a two-year-old ban.