Category: Europe
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Europe’s vision of China
Ursula Von de Leyen, the leader of the European Commission argues that ‘China is becoming more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad.’ She says that China has turned the page on an era of reform and opening and ‘is moving into an era of security control.’ This is certainly different from the language that has…
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President Xi’s visit to Russia
China has argued in their twelve point peace plan that territorial integrity is paramount. They argue that the war should end and that the integrity of Ukraine should be respected under the United Nations recognition of its borders. Putin argues that the war will continue because he has now signed agreements with China for trade.…
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Does China have a say in Ukraine
China has a role in the conflict in Ukraine, but surprisingly it is a role determined by the values that it shares with Russia. China is now Russia’s largest client for gas and oil production. The market is now valued at $250 billion, but when compared to the trade Russia had with Europe, it is…
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The message from Ukraine was thank you, but…..
The message from Ukraine was thank you for all your help, thank you for the artillery, thank you for the missile defence systems, but we need tanks. We are fighting not just for Ukraine, but Europe as well. We are fighting to defend the free world from Putin, President Zelensky argued in a speech to…
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Europe immigration
There are 447.2 million inhabitants living in the European Union, 23.7 million non European Union citizens and there were 37.5 million people born outside the European Union, respectively 5.3 percent of the European Unions population and 8.4 percent of all European Union inhabitants. The European Union argues that the share of the foreign born population…
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Sweden’s move to the right
Sweden a country known for openness transparency and gender equality, has changed, there is a new populist government that has opened the door to the far right. There is an image of Sweden that it is a socialist utopia, but there is something else, it is rebelling against immigrants, taxes and change has come from…
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Korber Stiftung – Conference in Berlin
With Britain gone from Europe, there needs to be a coordinated voice in Europe, and the Berlin Forum, hosted by Korber Stiftung, explores the themes and concerns that are key elements to Germany’s foreign policy. Critical ideas and conceptual understanding of events in Ukraine have shaken Europe, and has challenged the essence of European hegemony because…