Anyone studying, or who has recently graduated, in the UK will know of the recent crime against a ‘beloved[1]’ professor of financial management in Southampton. Peng Wang was out jogging at around 4pm, when four White younger men drove up…
Category: Europe
Democracy, Europe, Interviews, Interviews with liberal and democratic youth organisations, Young Liberal Parliamentarians
Interview with Barna Bíró from Momentum Tizen X, a Candidate for the Hungarian Parliament
Part 1 — find part 2 here. Find our other interviews with liberal and democratic youth organisations here. Let’s start our Libel investigation about young political leaders of the European Union. Could you please tell us about Momentum Tizen X…
Viktor Orbán and the Rise of Illiberal Democracy
In her book `Twilight of Democracy`, the author Anne Applebaum takes a closer look at the rise of new authoritarianism in the world. One of the most interesting aspects of her work is her insight on how intellectuals and politicians,…
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On Brussels: The Drift Sets In
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. The EU-wide vaccination programme has got off to a rocky start, to say the least. Now, things are going from bad to worse. The rollout of the AstraZeneca jab has been paused, countries that are…
Push from Local
For many countries, a local election means a municipal and/or subnational region election. These elections tend to get less coverage, at least internationally, but their role is still imperative when it comes to a functioning democracy. And they are even…
In Memoriam of Crimea
Every Ukrainian has a certain story about Crimea. For everyone, Crimea was part of a family tradition, of shared memories with dear people, a part of family history. And, accordingly, the loss of Crimea has probably brought pain and sad…
Interview with Louise Grabo, former Vice-President of CUF (Sweden)
1.On your blog, you introduce yourself as a farmer who grew up in Vara. How did you start your activism and become involved in CUF? In my campaign for the national elections in 2018, I called myself a “bonntös” (which…
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Nord Stream 2: Germany’s geopolitical blunder
It was an ill-fated attempt by the German President Franz-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) to defend the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a German-Russian project to transport gas from Russia to Germany. In an interview, he claimed that the project remains one of…
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Recent Events in Russia: Rich and Sometimes Absurd
On January 17, after a long recovery in Germany from the near-fatal attack on his life using the nerve agent “Novichok”, Russian opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny returned to Moscow. Upon his arrival, he was immediately detained at Sheremetyevo…
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On Brussels: Under Scrutiny
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here There are no two ways about it: the EU has had a rough few weeks. It has come within a whisker of triggering a major diplomatic incident with the UK, has faced the wrath of…