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Aftermath of a Shooting
After a would-be assassin shot at former U.S. President and current Republican candidate Donald Trump on 13 July, the country’s…
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Fascism at the Gates
“Now is the time of monsters.” – Antonio Gramsci WALDEN BELLO CounterPunch Two recent events have shattered complacency about the…
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The Assange non-verdict: the threat remains
I am sure we all enjoyed sipping it. John Queripel Pearls and Irritations After the excitement and sweetness has assuaged…
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Iran’s Presidential Election: A Preview
In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Ali Vaez and Naysan Rafati look at the field of candidates and the immediate…
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After 13 years, Julian Assange walks free
Julian Assange is expected to be in Australia late tomorrow, a free man. Mary Kostakidis * Pearls and Irritations Footage tweeted by…
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The New Popular Front Against the Fascist Threat in France
When, just after the announcement of the results of the European elections, French President Macron surprised everyone by deciding to…
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Charting the Radical Right’s Influence on EU Foreign Policy
European leaders and institutions must address this challenge to safeguard democracy in the EU and ensure a more effective foreign…
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Macron bets the house in election to break far-right momentum in France
Jupiter will not be eclipsed. CLEA CAULCUTT Politico And certainly not by his nemesis: the face of the French far…
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Key insights from Greece’s record-low turnout
Fifty years after the restoration of democracy this July and those who abstained yesterday, are officially more than those who…
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A Big Week for Democracy: Elections in India, South Africa and Mexico
This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group experts Praveen Donthi, Pauline Bax and Falko Ernst about recent…
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Events and initiatives to mark the 50th tragic anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion and on-going occupation of Cyprus
Events and initiatives to mark the 50th tragic anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion and on-going occupation of Cyprus This year,…
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Paths to progress: Race, equity, and democracy
People across racial and ethnic identities desire financial security, health, affordable housing, quality schools, and safe neighborhoods, along with confidence…
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The Criminalization of Solidarity: The Stop Cop City Prosecutions
Georgia’s sweeping and political application of conspiracy law echoes a tactic that shattered the left roughly a hundred years ago,…
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Op-ed | 40+1 and MHP: Erdoğan’s path to a third term?
Although the Justice and Development Party (AKP) experienced its first major defeat in 22 years with the March 31 elections,…
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Guatemala’s Judicial Independence Dilemma
Almost four months into Guatemalan president Bernardo Arevalo’s administration, Attorney General (AG) Maria Consuelo Porras remains in her post. Maria Fernanda Bozmoski The…
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Turkey’s president suffers from a God complex, revered for attributes belonging to Allah and the Prophet
A collection of God and prophet-like public praises uttered by and for Turkey’s strongman, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offers a glimpse…
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