ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
Review | Samuel Huntington, a prophet for the Trump era
The writings of the late Harvard political scientist anticipate America’s political and intellectual battles — and point to the country we may become. Source: Review | Samuel Huntington, a prophet…
The Mystery of Why Japanese People Are Having So Few Babies|The Atlantic
Source: The Mystery of Why Japanese People Are Having So Few Babies – The Atlantic
Al-Jazeera TV | Middle East Media Research Institute
Westerners get confused because they mix up the various personae which make up the Al-Jazeera brand. It is most definitely the informal Ikhwan (Muslim Brotherhood) station, with a pro-Muslim Brotherhood…
Anne Applebaum|How U.S. presidents missed the Russia threat — until it was much, much too late
“I feel like we sort of choked.” That’s how one former administration official recently described President Barack Obama’s failure to react to intelligence reports on Kremlin attempts to influence the…
Ill Fares the Land | by Tony Judt
Something is profoundly wrong with the way we live today. For thirty years we have made a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest: indeed, this very pursuit now…
Italian Architect Renzo Piano on Earthquakes|Il Sole 24 Ore
Italian architect Renzo Piano on what should be done to avoid the horrendous damage earthquakes cause in Italy (in Italian): check buildings in exposed areas (which run along the whole…
Immigrants pay for Poland’s fiery rhetoric – FT.com
A Syrian man is beaten on the streets of Warsaw. A black child is expelled from a playground in a town in south-east Poland. Volunteers form patrol groups to guard…
European language and Erasmus
Should all EU business be conducted in English? I think all EU members and languages deserve respect, not just one. Forcing everybody to speak one language, however convenient, would alienate…
A Powerful Russian Weapon: The Spread of False Stories|NYT
Using both conventional media and covert channels, the Kremlin relies on disinformation to create doubt, fear and discord in Europe and the United States. Source: A Powerful Russian Weapon: The…
Suggestions for the EU
1. EU citizens should be allowed to vote for European Parliament elections wherever they may live – in their home country, in another EU country or outside the EU. Millions…