Day: December 31, 2019

2019: The Year the Far Right Sustainably Surged in Europe and Why It Will Keep Growing

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Street-savvy neo-Nazis are only part of the picture of the rising far right in Europe. Photo: Pixabay
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)

In 2019, Europe was once again spared from an overt rise of stereotypical “brownshirts”. Yet, diverse as it is, the far right is bound to keep growing because its two major root causes are not being addressed by the political mainstream. Hands down, the most crucial development of 2019 as far as the entirety of the European Union is concerned has been the seemingly sustainable and stable surge of the far right. Continue reading “2019: The Year the Far Right Sustainably Surged in Europe and Why It Will Keep Growing” →

EU’s Ukraine War Conundrum in 2020 and Franco-Germany’s Failure in Relations with Russia

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The uneasy atmosphere at the Normandy Summit in Paris despite Mercron’s best efforts. Photo: German Chancellor’s Office
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)

The current attempts to resolve the Ukraine – Russia conflict based on transactional arrangements seem doomed precisely because of their transactional nature. Continue reading “EU’s Ukraine War Conundrum in 2020 and Franco-Germany’s Failure in Relations with Russia” →