As geopolitical tensions ramp up across the world, the Baltic region once again finds itself on the vulnerable edge of a frightening, but sadly familiar game of brinkmanship between Moscow and Europe.
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Tag Archives: Germany identity
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The Baltic embrace
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The random power of fear
An attack last week at the main railway station in the German city of Düsseldorf adds itself to a growing list of random and unsettling attacks in normally peaceful cities around the world, and especially in Europe. We don’t have to go back far to realise that this is a tactic with many precedents. But what do we understand about these violent events and about our reactions to them?
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Don’t call Europe tribal!
There are deep divisions forming in Europe, seemingly out of nowhere. But are these fracture lines mirroring much deeper and older lines of difference? It’s difficult to describe the trend without resorting to a term that is received by modern Europeans like an expletive. You can come up with any number of theories, but for God’s sake, don’t use the T word.
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