European Union

That ‘earthquake’ in Europe?

Source: CNN (CNN) — Far-right parties appear poised to secure a stronger foothold in the European Parliament after a vote that France’s Prime Minister described as an “earthquake.” France’s far-right National Front party was projected to win a nationwide election for the first time on Sunday following the parliamentary vote, […]

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Source: The Daily Beast: The leader of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic of Ukraine called on Russia to “absorb” the region following Sunday’s referendum. Referencing the 89 percent of voters in Donetsk and 96 percent in Luhansk who reportedly favor “self-rule,” Denis Pushillin called on Moscow to listen to the […]

Russia Prohibits Qur’an Translation

Source: Balkan Chronicle: The Russian system of justice once again shocked the whole world as the district court of Novorossiysk city recognized the Russian translation of the Holy Qur’an by the famous orientalist scholar Elmir Kuliev as an extremist book. This decision is based on the announcement made by the […]

Borderlands: The New Strategic Landscape

Geopolitical Weekly TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 – 03:03 Stratfor By George Friedman I will be leaving this week to visit a string of countries that are now on the front line between Russia and the European Peninsula: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Azerbaijan. A tour like that allows you […]

Not Post-Communist, He’s Post-Fascist

Source: Spiegel REUTERS Russian President Vladmir Putin: “Death is horrible, isn’t it?” Some like to idealize Vladimir Putin as the ideological successor to the left-wing Soviet leaders, but that’s sheer nonsense. His speeches offer clear evidence that his points of reference originate in fascism. In order to understand Vladimir Putin, […]