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May 20 2013
Sweden has effectively used bilateral co-operation with the US and other European states as an alternative to NATO membership.
Leave a commentSweden is one of only a handful of EU countries which are not members of NATO. Jan Joel Andersson provides an overview of Swedish defence policy and assesses the potential for Sweden to use the EU as an alternative to … Continue reading
Posted by: May 20, 2013
Tagged with: Common Foreign and Security Policy, defence policy, foreign policy, Military, NATO, Sweden
May 19 2013
Book Review: The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World
Leave a commentIn The Great Convergence, Kishore Mahbubani reflects on the shifting world order, the future of international organisations, and the prospects for progress on key global issues. Jonathan Ossoff finds the book an unbalanced, repetitive volume that rehashes establishment views on globalisation … Continue reading
Posted by: May 19, 2013
Tagged with: book review, globalisation
May 19 2013
Book Review: Political Parties in Palestine: Leadership and Thought
2 CommentsPolitical Parties in Palestine is an up-to-date elucidation of the Palestinian political landscape, aiming to offer vital background information on movements such as Hamas and Fatah, as well as smaller political factions that have defined the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades but, … Continue reading
Posted by: May 19, 2013
Tagged with: book review, Palestine, political parties
May 17 2013
Children with politically engaged parents are more likely to deviate from their parents’ political views in adulthood.
Leave a commentHow do the political attitudes of parents influence those of their children? As Elias Dinas notes, a common assumption is that children from more politically engaged families are more likely to retain their parents’ political views. Taking issue with this … Continue reading
Posted by: May 17, 2013
Tagged with: party identification, political engagement, politicisation, psychology, voting behaviour
May 15 2013
History suggests that Norway is in line for a change of government in September’s elections.
3 CommentsNorway is due to hold parliamentary elections in September. Sveinung Arnesen looks ahead to the elections, arguing that the cost of ruling is taking its toll on the governing centre-left coalition. Despite the country’s oil-rich economy, evidence suggests that the … Continue reading
Posted by: May 15, 2013
Tagged with: elections, forecasting, Norway, Norwegian elections 2013
May 14 2013
France has almost entirely failed in its strategy to prevent English taking over as the lingua franca of the EU.
4 CommentsPrior to the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community in 1973, the French language held a privileged position as a lingua franca of the Community. David Fernández Vítores assesses the demise of the French language’s status … Continue reading
Posted by: May 14, 2013
Tagged with: Anglo-French relations, English, French, language policy, lingua franca, subsidiarity
