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02/02/2017 Alexandra Bosbeer

If the EU wants to be the bastion of liberal democracy, it too must stop demonising refugees and migrants

Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham European Union officials have not been shy to express condemnation of US President Donald Trump’s

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24/01/2017 ABos beer

Sowing doubt

by Alexandra Bosbeer [24 January 2017] ‘One person’s fake news is another person’s truth’. I was horrified to hear this

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12/10/2016 ABos beer

Strong men

by Alexandra Bosbeer [12 October 2016] Political discourse today seems to hinge on perceptions of strength as intractibility. Strong claims

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13/09/2016 ABos beer

Walls against compassion

by Alexandra Bosbeer Last week, the United Kingdom (UK) government confirmed that they will fund the construction of a wall

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06/09/2016 ABos beer

Brexit and movement of people

by Alexandra Bosbeer Spending this summer in the UK – especially for me, a non-UK EU citizen – has felt

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28/08/2016 ABos beer

How is Europe doing on peace?

by Alexandra Bosbeer A few days ago, an English friend theorised aloud to me that the original ‘peace project’ aims

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02/08/2016 ABos beer

Response to terror

by Alexandra Bosbeer [2 August 2016] This morning, I walked past a signboard announcing the local newspaper headline of a

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14/03/2016 ABos beer

What is the Alternative?

by Alexandra Bosbeer Yesterday, there were elections in Germany. These were elections within three states of the sixteen making up

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14/03/2016 ABos beer

In or Out? How Can We Best Tackle Global Challenges?

by Gordon Matthews Britain faces a number of global challenges which will have to be tackled whether the UK leaves

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03/03/2016 ABos beer

In or Out? The Economic Dimension

by Gordon Matthews On 23 June the UK electorate will vote on whether to stay in or leave the European

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