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Colonialism Applied to Europe: Mazower’s “Hitler’s Empire”

The most distinctive character of the Second World War is that it was Nazi Germany’s war of extermination in Russia.

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Germany: More Lenient on Brexit?

An email dialogue between London and Berlin.

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Western Balkans: The Young and Talented Leave

Western Balkans policymakers often complain that their best minds are leaving. But they do so without offering any solution how to fix this issue.

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The Germans Follow Keynes’ Advice!

If anything, the German Problem is complacency, not the current account surplus.

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Migration, Brain Drain and the Western Balkans

What must be done to make life attractive enough at home to not see everyone go abroad?

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A Personal Note: Germany and Poland

It is because I admire the great nation of Poland that I must call a spade a spade.

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The Turkification of Poland: Kaczynski Vs. Duda

Why is Kaczynski, a staunch Catholic, leading his rightfully proud nation toward its own Turkification?

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The EU and the Balkans: Parallel Lives Forever?

Pessimism is real, but scapegoating the EU for the slow transformation of the Western Balkans is unfair.

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Western Balkans: Looking From the Outside In

What does the EU mean to people in the Western Balkans?

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Trump in Paris: Bienvenue, Monsieur le Président!

A message to the American President as he heads to France.

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