Germany's shift to the right, Dennis Nottebaum
The election results in Germany are the latest example of the decline of Europe’s traditional parties and the crisis of the social democratic ideology. Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) remain the largest party in the...
Andorra’s model: time for change, Fred Halliday
The principality of Andorra has long resisted the encroachments of the outside world. "We fought off the Arabs, we survived Napoleon, two world wars, and the Spanish civil war. Do not underestimate us", a local intellectual proudly...
Religion in schools, finally, Viktor Malukhin
Russia's Orthodox Church has finally won its battle to make religious education compulsory in schools, says Russian Orthodox Church official Viktor Malukhin. But the secularists have won concessions too
Patriarch Kirill's public triumph in...
Iran reveals ‘secret’ enrichment site as China rules out sanctions, Oliver Scanlan
On Thursday Jiang Yu, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, endorsed renewed diplomatic efforts as being the best means for resolving the ongoing dispute surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme. Speaking to reporters in Beijing, Yu...
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