Turkey has opened its first Traitors’ Cemetery in the aftermath of the July 15th coup attempt and Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor, Kadir Topbas, announced that the first burial has taken place.
Barely a week old into his unexpected assignment as Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson was already making headlines. Yet, could Boris Johnson be more than a wild card in Theresa May’s new cabinet?
Will Europeans finally make a decision on their own future?
Spaniards experienced the shortest term of office in the history of Spanish democracy and the end of the PP-PSOE two-party predominance. Will a stable government change the country’s direction?
If the Brexit vote led Britain and the European Union into uncharted territory, a Donald Trump victory could see the most powerful country in the world become the standard-bearer for populist movements everywhere. The danger is very real as both Brexit and the rise of Mr. Trump share common factors that could give us some indications as to how Americans will be voting in November.
On Friday, 24 June 2016, Brits woke up stunned to discover that the UK had voted to leave Europe. It was an earth-shattering sensation. As a Scot abroad, I was devastated. Thirty years for nothing? The vote of the ignorant, the elderly and some so rich that they don’t need to belong to anything, had turned their back to the world, progress, positive environmentalism and so many other elements that are an integral part of belonging to the EU.
The most troubling thing about the EU referendum in the UK isn’t its result but what the campaign revealed about the condition of our democracies.
One of Europe’s worse nightmares became a reality after last Thursday’s British EU referendum result. But could Brexit also be a blessing in disguise for Europe?
In this year’s US presidential election, Europe is sticking to its guns once again favoring a Democrat over a Republican. But, this time, the reasons are quite different.
As the date of the British referendum on its EU membership approaches, the country finds itself evenly split, while Europe holds its breath.
