Tag Archives: tribalism

  • Jüri Luik—Estonian identity and Baltic security

    An interview with Estonia’s newly appointed Defence Minister. It’s an insight into many of the security issues that face, not just Estonia, but Europe as a whole.

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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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  • The reckoning: Truth and illusion with borders

    The compelling phenomenon of a vast migration of refugees has shown us one crucial thing. Distant outsiders do not notice or observe our own tribal borders, the ones we think ought to be obvious.

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