Today, the Dutch people will be voting for a new parliament. In the last years, the Netherlands finally came out of the economic recession of 2008, and it had its share in the European migrant crisis. The current coalition of…
Interview with Andrea Ugrinoska: IFLRY’s New Executive Director
As of October, Andrea Ugrinoska is IFLRY’s new Executive Director, she is IFLRY’s only full-time employee, and is responsible for running IFLRY’s office in London. Krijn van Eeden, Libel co-editor, interviewed her to find out more about her and her…
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Why We Need Intellectual Entrepreneurs
The world that we live in is constantly becoming more and more complex. Human action takes on new and innovative forms and governments develop novel ways to limit or channel it. The economy has been globalized and the division of…
Why America Fails to Effectively Treat Its Addiction Problem
Addiction has become one of America’s most costly, and most neglected diseases. In a recent Columbia University study, researchers found that over “40 million Americans age 12 and over meet the clinical criteria for addiction involving nicotine, alcohol, or other…
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The Holy Fight for St. Isaac’s Cathedral
**Polskie tłumaczenie tego artykułu można znaleźć tutaj: liberte.pl/kosciol-kontra-spoleczenstwo-obywatelskie-swieta-walka-o-sobor-sw-izaaka-w-petersburgu/** It was a cold and misty February morning, when four thousand people of different ages, professions and religions, who did not know each, joined their hands and formed three rings around St.…
Brexit: Theresa May’s Bluff
**Cet article a été publié initialement en français. Vous pouvez trouver la version française ici: contrepoints.org/2017/02/14/280920-brexit-bluff-de-theresa-may** Theresa May has thus decided: the UK will be facing a hard Brexit, by leaving the European single market – an area of more than 500…
Fighting Terrorism is Not a Battle
Admittedly, some foreign recruits articulate a clear understanding of why they elect to take part in foreign terrorist organizations. They believe they are doing something meaningful, something that solidifies their name in history. In one interview, when I asked about…
My Time at the Council of Europe
Besides the European Union, there is another European organization with a very similar name: the Council of Europe. This organization has more members than the EU – including for example Russia and Turkey, but its purpose is more narrowly defined.…
The Death of True-Data: Political Branding in Action
Take from this article information about personal branding, what to look for when trying to distinguish brand from action, and why separating brand from policy is vital. Selling your personal brand isn’t anything new. Musicians, politicians, and public figures sell…
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Former Danish Climate Minister: “The World Needs More Climate Change Knights” – Nickolas Pagonakis and Jonas Hall-Andersen
“In a time where the world experiences a drastic change in leadership, liberals must unite to deal with one of the most existential threats: climate change.” These are the words of Martin Lidegaard, the former Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs,…