Wednesday 30 September 2009

The jihadist style-journey: Germany’s election and after , Mina Al-Lami Ben O’Loughlin

The general election in Germany on 27 September 2009 has seen the Christian Democratic Party again emerge as the largest party, giving Angela Merkel the opportunity to extend her term as chancellor and head a new governing coalition with the Free...

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Britain and England: a case of split identity, David Rickard

Britain, as has often been observed (including, of course, in many articles in OurKingdom), is a country in the grips of a profound identity crisis. This is so much the case that it is even unclear, I would say, what and who we are referring to by...

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Will Medvedev meet Obama halfway?, Dmitri Travin

Two recent events suggest that relations between Russia and America could change for the better. Not only did the Kremlin react positively to the United States' decision to step down anti-rocket defence installations in Poland and the Czech...

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Iran courts controversy with long-range missile tests, Carly Nyst

As the UN discussed an end to nuclear proliferation, Iran defiantly test-fired long-range missiles capable of striking Israel and American bases in the Persian Gulf, the NewYork Times reported on Monday. Media outlets across Iran carried the story...

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EU reluctant to commit troops to Afghanistan without clear shift in strategy, Geraint Rees

European Union defence ministers have expressed reluctance to committing more troops to Afghanistan except as part of a limited plan training the Afghan military and police.

Keep up to date with the latest developments and sharpest perspectives...

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