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Tag Archives: sovereignty
Feb 28 2018
Italy’s General Elections: Four Key Issues
Comments Off on Italy’s General Elections: Four Key IssuesBy Roberto Orsi Next Sunday (4 March) Italian citizens will elect a new Parliament, after a complete five-year cycle. Much has changed since the last vote on 24-25 February 2013. It will be argued here that this election is probably … Continue reading
Posted by: February 28, 2018
Tagged with: identity, Italian Election, Italy, Renzi, sovereignty
Jul 4 2016
On Brexit & Control
2 CommentsBy Tom Gaisford The EU referendum result was not a triumph for democracy, so much as a symptom of large-scale manipulation. For all the discord and unrest it has unleashed, it may at least serve to enhance global awareness of … Continue reading
Posted by: July 4, 2016
Tagged with: Brexit, manipulation, migration, Nationalism, sovereignty
May 12 2014
The Irreversible Crisis of the Ukrainian Experiment
14 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi The ongoing crisis in the Ukraine may be analysed under a series of different perspectives, each yielding narratives belonging to different genres: is this a crisis in military relations? Is this the product of peculiar psychological settings … Continue reading
Posted by: May 12, 2014
Tagged with: EU Association Agreement, protests, sovereignty