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Photo: Right Livelihood Foundation2021-02-03T16:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/06/30/middle-east-research-institute-president-prof-dlawer-alaaldeen-world-isnt-ready-for-independent-kurdistan-yet/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/iraq-krg-kri-kurdistan-map.pngiraq-krg-kri-kurdistan-maphttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dlawer-alaaldeen-middle-east-research-institute-iraqi-kurdistan-kri.jpgdlawer-alaAldeen-middle-east-research-institute-iraqi-kurdistan-kriProfessor Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, the founding president of the Middle East Research Institute (MERI), based in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Photo: MERI; Above: Map of the KRI from Wikipedia2021-01-04T13:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/11/29/bulgarias-veto-on-north-macedonias-eu-talks-legacy-of-ethnic-cleansing-of-the-1990s-former-yugoslavia-type/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/stalin-tito-macedonia-yugoslavia-soviet-union.jpgstalin-tito-macedonia-yugoslavia-soviet-unionhttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/boyko-borisov-zoran-zaev-bulgaria-north-macedonia.jpgboyko-borisov-zoran-zaev-bulgaria-north-macedoniaThe Prime Ministers of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev (L), and Bulgaria, Boyko Borisov (R), are seen here in Sofia on November 10, 2020, in a last-ditch effort to avoid the veto. Photo: Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers; Above: The two mass murderers who cleansed North Macedonia of ethnic Bulgarians in the 1940s, Tito and Stalin, are seen atop of the Lenin Mausoleum, reviewing the May Day parade on Red Square, 1945. Photo: Wikipedia2021-01-04T13:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/11/24/the-eu-survived-trump-now-its-gotta-survive-biden/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/donald-trum-joe-biden-us-president-european-union.jpgdonald-trum-joe-biden-us-president-european-unionThe challenges underlying the EU-US relationship won't be gone simply by Biden's replacing of Trump. Photo: Video grab from YouTube. Above: Video grab from the EC Press Servicehttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/joe-biden-eu-european-union-usa.jpgjoe-biden-eu-european-union-usa2021-01-04T13:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/11/14/trump-was-good-for-the-eu-too-bad-the-eu-didnt-take-advantage/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/donald-trump-european-union-eu-usa.jpgdonald-trump-european-union-eu-usahttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/donald-trump-donald-tusk-jean-claude-juncker-eu-usa.jpgdonald-trump-donald-tusk-jean-claude-juncker-eu-usaUS President Donald Trump and then EU chiefs Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker are seen here in Brussels in 2017. Photo: EC Press Service; Above: Photo: Video grab from EC Press Service2021-01-04T13:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2021/01/03/the-eu-is-finally-a-union-of-losers-only-and-that-is-a-great-thing/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/boris-johnson-jubilant-brexit-uk-eu-european-union.jpgboris-johnson-jubilant-brexit-uk-eu-european-unionhttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/eu-brexit-trade-deal-uk-von-der-leyen-michel.jpgeu-brexit-trade-deal-uk-von-der-leyen-michelEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel are signing the post-Brexit trade deal with the UK. Photo: Charles Michel on Twitter; Above: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is jubilant after the signing the of the deal. Photo: Boris John on Twitter2021-01-04T12:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/02/29/post-brexit-eu-is-finally-a-union-of-true-humility-and-that-is-a-great-thing/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/eu-after-brexit-map-2.jpgeu-after-brexit-map-2https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/eu-after-brexit-map.jpgeu-after-brexit-map2021-01-04T12:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/02/28/salvinis-migrant-ship-trial-how-the-european-establishment-keeps-boosting-the-far-right/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/matteo-salvini-italy-far-right-mike-pence-us-vice-president.jpgmatteo-salvini-italy-far-right-mike-pence-us-vice-presidentMatteo Salvini, then as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, (left) with US Vice President Mike Pence in Washington, DC, in June 2019. Photo: Wikipedia. Photo above: Matteo Salvini on Twitterhttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/matteo-salvini-italy-far-right.jpgmatteo-salvini-italy-far-rightMatteo Salvini on Twitter. Photo above: Matteo Salvini, then as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, (left) with US Vice President Mike Pence in Washington, DC, in June 2019. Photo: Wikipedia.2021-01-04T12:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/10/16/terrorism-as-it-once-was-the-miss-stone-affair-america-bulgaria-and-the-ottoman-empire-written-for-archaeologyinbulgaria-com/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/miss-stone-affair-1.jpgMiss-Stone-Affair-1Protestant missionary Miss Ellen Stone is seen here at her arrival back in the United States after her six-month abduction by the Bulgarian freedom-fighters, i.e. the Miss Stone Affair. Photo: Wikimedia Commons2020-11-14T11:46:01+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/10/19/game-of-thrones-is-terrific-but-why-are-humans-so-enchanted-with-feudalism/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/game-of-thrones-2.jpgGame-of-Thrones-2“Winter is coming…” Replace “winter” with “feudalism” which in today’s world seems to strive to resonquer even the small portions of the world that it once lost. Photo: HBO/GOThttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/game-of-thrones.jpgGame of ThronesPhoto: HBO2020-11-14T11:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/10/25/how-bulgarian-rebels-determined-the-prime-minister-of-britain-william-gladstone-and-the-question-of-the-east-written-for-archaeologyinbulgaria-com/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/william-gladstone-3.jpgWilliam-Gladstone-3William Gladstone, four times Prime Minister of Britain (1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886, 1892-1894), who used the Bulgarian case to stage a vigorous attack on the policies of the Conservative Party government of his arch-rival, Lord Disraeli. Photo: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:45:46+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/11/01/middle-ages-antiquity-discrepancies-game-of-thrones-song-of-ice-and-fire-universe/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/game-of-thrones-1.jpgGame-of-Thrones-1In Game of Thrones, absolute monarch Daenerys Targaryen, who even possesses the ultimate weapon of mass destruction in the form of dragons, is, for all practical purposes, on a quest for turning slaves into serfs. Photo: HBO/GOThttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/game-of-thrones-4.jpgGame-of-Thrones-4Religion plays a big part in Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire. Yet, white Westeros’s feudalism seems to be exactly the same as that of medieval Western Europe, its religions might be seen as differing from the medieval Western European Roman Catholic Christianity that gave rise to that particular type of feudalism. Photo: HBO/GOThttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/game-of-thrones-3.jpgGame-of-Thrones-3The Dothraki (unfairly aided by a dragon) meeting in battle the Lannisters’ Westerosi knights could be seen as a replay of a 13th century battle during the Mongol (Tatar) invasion of Eastern and Central Europe. Or it could be construed as Essos vs. Westeros, or Antiquity vs. the Middle Ages. Photo: HBO/GOT2020-11-14T11:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/11/13/for-anothers-freedom-bulgarian-rebel-leaders-who-fought-to-liberate-greece-written-for-archaeologyinbulgaria-com/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/greece-revolution.jpgGreece-RevolutionOn March 25 (6 April, Greg.Calendar), the Feast of Annunciation, 1821, Bishop Palaion Patron Germanos proclaimed the national uprising against the Ottoman Empire and blessed the flag of the Greek War of Independence at the Monastery of Agia Lavra. Painting by Ludovico Lipparini (1800-1856), National Historic Museum Greece2020-11-14T11:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2018/04/26/how-bulgarias-communist-regime-hid-the-1986-chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-from-the-public-protecting-only-itself-written-for-archaeologyinbulgaria-com/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-1.jpgChernobyl-nuclear-disaster-1The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: No. 4 reactor after the disaster. Reactor 4 (center). Turbine building (lower left). Reactor 3 (center right). Photo: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:45:35+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/01/14/pre-columbian-should-be-applied-to-europe-and-the-old-world-bulgarian-archaeology-and-history-suggest-so-written-for-archaeologyinbulgaria-com/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ancient-roman-martket-cuisine-sexaginta-prista-fortress-ruse-bulgaria.jpgAncient-Roman-martket-cuisine-Sexaginta-Prista-Fortress-Ruse-BulgariaThe annual Ancient Roman market at the Sexaginta Prista Fortress in Bulgaria's Ruse does justice to the fact that the Romans, for all their might, had a cuisine that was "Pre-Columbian". Photo: Ruse Regional Museum of History2020-11-14T11:45:29+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/06/05/the-bulgarian-loch-ness-monster-the-water-bull-of-the-rabisha-lake-near-the-prehistoric-magura-cave/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/bulgarian-loch-ness-monster-water-bull-rabisha-lake-magura-cave-4.jpgBulgarian-Loch-Ness-Monster-Water-Bull-Rabisha-Lake-Magura-Cave-4The picturesque Rabisha Lake is a deep endorheic lake in mountainous Northwest Bulgaria. Photo: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:45:20+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/09/19/which-is-the-worlds-oldest-gold-the-five-oldest-gold-treasures-all-from-the-5th-millenium-bc-all-found-in-bulgaria-all-made-by-old-europe-written-for-archaeologyinbulga/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/varna-gold-treasure-black-sea-coast-varna-bulgaria-worlds-oldest-gold-8.jpgVarna-Gold-Treasure-Black-Sea-Coast-Varna-Bulgaria-Worlds-Oldest-Gold-8The world’s largest and perhaps oldest prehistoric gold treasure was discovered by chance back in 1972 in graves of what has become known as the Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city. Photo: BGNES2020-11-14T11:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/about-pax-glocalica/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pax.jpgPax2020-11-14T11:38:06+00:00weekly0.6https://paxglocalica.com/2017/01/29/will-trump-let-eastern-europe-be-trumpled-by-russia-or-turkey/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/checkpoint-charlie-sign-west-berlin.jpgCheckpoint Charlie Sign West BerlinIs this Cold War sign from West Berlin what's awaiting Eastern Europe under America's new President Donald Trump? Photo: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/02/06/new-us-president-trumps-muslim-travel-ban-much-bravado-about-nothing/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/trump-travel-ban.jpgTrump Travel BanTrump might already be doing good on his campaign promises regardless of how detrimental they might be for American interests and world peace. Photo: Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/02/10/romania-and-its-civil-society-the-new-former-communist-success-story/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/romania-protests.jpgRomania ProtestsSome 150,000 Romanian protesters are believed to have rallied in Bucharest on February 1, 2017. Photo: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/02/23/macedonia-more-scary-skeletons-are-yet-to-break-out-of-yugoslavias-closet/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/skopje.jpgSkopjeDozens of classical-like monuments often criticized as kitschy were built by the Gruevski government in Macedonia’s capital Skopje to boost nationalist sentiment in the so called Skopje 2014 project. Photo: Wikipedia, Raso2020-11-14T11:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/02/28/has-china-just-made-its-big-geopolitical-break-or-is-it-about-to/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chinas-perspective.jpgChina's PerspectiveProbably the best map to illustrate China's perspective and the geopolitical importance of the Philippines for it. Map: Geopolitical Futures2020-11-14T11:34:43+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/03/05/eu-really-should-have-pulled-itself-together-long-before-trumps-advent/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/donald-tusk-2.jpgDonald Tusk 2European Council President Donald Tusk has been outspoken in naming the threats to the EU. But to what end? Photo: Tusk on Twitterhttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/kim-jong-un-north-korea.jpgKim Jong-un North KoreaWhile enjoying the zombie love of his subjects, it's not unlikely that North Korea's communist monarch could be precipitating the end of his regime with his emboldened moves. Photo: KCNA2020-11-14T11:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/03/19/ceta-is-actually-going-to-hurt-the-eu-and-the-west-a-lot/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wallonia-1.jpgwallonia-1Wallonia's opposition to CETA is just another example that you don't need to be great in size to be right and courageous. Map: InvestWalloniahttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ceta.jpgCETAThe leaders of the EU and Canada, seen here in September 2016, are strangely ecstatic over the signing of CETA, a secretive trade liberalization deal that will likely worsen inequality in Europe, erode EU standards, and humiliate EU member states. Photo: European Commission2020-11-14T11:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/04/11/when-the-germans-marching-east-is-a-good-thing-can-germany-handle-it/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nato-2.jpgNATO 2German military equipment arriving in Lithuania as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence. Photo: Lithuanian Ministry of Defensehttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nato.jpgNATONATO's Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltics. Infographic: NATO2020-11-14T11:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/04/23/un-can-help-with-somalias-famine-with-less-hypocrisy-and-some-intra-un-fundraising/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/guterres.jpgSG visits Imvepi Camp, UgandaThe Secretary-General meets South Sudanese refugees during a visit to Imvepi settlement in northern Uganda in June 2017. UN Photo/Mark Garten2020-11-14T11:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/05/05/emmanuel-macron-the-new-and-real-hope-for-france-and-europe/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/macron-le-pen.jpgMacron Le PenCentrist Emmanuel Macron (right) and far-right Marine Le Pen during their televised debate before the second round of the 2017 French presidential elections. Photo: Video grab from YouTube2020-11-14T11:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/05/12/when-trump-is-right-nato-europeans-buck-passing-free-riding-shame/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trump-administration.jpgTrump AdministrationThe Trump Administration does have a point about NATO member states' defense spending, if nothing else. Photo: Video grab from YouTube2020-11-14T11:33:03+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/06/12/macron-please-dont-be-another-obama-or-another-trudeau/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/macron-trudeau.jpgMacron TrudeauMacron's first meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has quickly been declared a "bromance". 2020-11-14T11:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/07/06/oliver-stones-putin-interviews-how-hollywood-director-can-make-useful-idiot-out-of-himself/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/putin-oliver-stone-2-777x437.jpgPutin-Oliver-Stone-2-777x437US film director Oliver Stone and Russian President Vladimir Putin viewing a video on a smartphone. Photo: Video grab from The Putin Interviews2020-11-14T11:32:41+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/08/15/brexiting-britains-special-relationship-with-the-usa-not-so-special-anymore/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/trump-may.jpgTrump MayThe UK's special relationship with the US might suffer under Trump and May because of. Photo: Video grab from YouTube2020-11-14T11:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2017/09/21/special-relationships-specialness-why-britain-england-could-do-fine-after-brexit/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/brexit.jpgBrexitBrexit negotiators,the UK's David Davis, and the EU's Michel Barnier, in Brussels. Photo: Video grab from YouTube2020-11-14T11:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2018/01/28/president-donald-trump-and-the-pseudo-liberal-elites-who-got-him-elected/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/trump.jpgTrumpFuture 45th US President Donald Trump gives his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a thumbs up during the 2016 Republican National Convention. Photo: Wikipedia (A. Shaker/VOA)2020-11-14T11:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2016/12/02/spotlight-and-the-newspaper-journalism-the-world-is-losing-and-bulgaria-never-had/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/spotlight-2.jpgSpotlight 2The star actor Spotlight team in the Oscar winning film. Photo: Spotlight the Filmhttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/spotlight-1.jpgSpotlight 1Part of one of the official posters for "Spotlight". Photo: Spotlight the Film2020-11-14T11:31:18+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2018/07/05/eu-must-adopt-eu-english-as-its-official-working-language-after-brexit-heres-why/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/english-language.jpgEnglish LanguageBrexit poses a very intriguing question about the fate of the English language in Europe. Photo: Pixabay2020-11-14T11:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2018/11/01/beyond-the-brutal-journalist-murder-bulgaria-is-going-very-bad-and-the-west-isnt-noticing-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/viktoria-marinova-tvn-37enczk9pok2fchmfiuark.jpgViktoria-Marinova-TVN-37enczk9pok2fchmfiuarkA vigil honoring the memory of murdered journalist Viktoria Marinova. Photo: Video grab from TVN2020-11-14T11:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/03/06/resolve-the-eu-nato-discrepancy-make-the-eu-collective-member-of-nato-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/european-membership-of-nato-and-the-eu.pngEuropean-Membership-of-NATO-and-the-EUMap showing the European membership of NATO and the EU demonstrating the EU – NATO Discrepancy: member of both in purple, EU member only in blue, NATO member only in orange. Map: Joebloggsy, Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/03/07/look-back-in-anger-how-the-brexit-debate-was-framed-all-wrong-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/brexit-eu-uk.jpgBrexit EU UKWhen Brexit won 52:48, the English tabloids proclaimed “victory” as though Nelson had defeated Napoleon at Trafalgar. Photo: Pixabay2020-11-14T11:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/04/16/from-the-notre-dame-fire-to-italys-bone-breaking-scam-eus-top-stories-from-april-15-2019-ranked-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/notre-dame-fire-1-38cvniq7yp06k9smor1yio.jpgNotre-Dame-Fire-1-38cvniq7yp06k9smor1yioThe fire in the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has grabbed global attention. Photo: TV grab from France242020-11-14T11:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/04/18/from-greeces-german-reparations-to-uks-eu-elections-eus-top-stories-from-april-17-2019-ranked-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/greek-parliament-38dbvfh3t1qpw7tw27zdvk.jpgGreek-Parliament-38dbvfh3t1qpw7tw27zdvkGreece isn't putting to rest the question of its World War II reparation claims for Germany. Photo: Greek Parliament on Twitter2020-11-14T11:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/04/19/from-european-parliaments-last-day-to-facebooks-political-ads-eus-top-stories-on-april-18-2019-ranked-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ep-38dkgt0yvnmfkc75ubrzls.jpgEP-38dkgt0yvnmfkc75ubrzls2020-11-14T11:27:56+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/04/22/from-ukraines-servant-of-the-people-to-merkels-eu-future-eus-top-stories-on-april-20-21-2019-ranked-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/zelensky-38ealzqi0191a6qf49sqv4.jpgZelensky-38ealzqi0191a6qf49sqv4The rise of Zelensky to Ukraine's presidency has generated way too many question marks. Photo: TV grab from Zelensky’s Servant of the People show2020-11-14T11:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/07/31/new-ec-chief-ursula-von-der-leyen-a-disappointment-already-or-the-first-to-make-sense-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ursula-von-der-leyen-1-391kidxxudyeyoqcx6xnnk.jpgUrsula-von-der-Leyen-1-391kidxxudyeyoqcx6xnnkUrsula von der Leyen's rise to arguably the EU's top job has come as a surprising and illogical development. Photo: (Banner image: Ursula von der Leyen on Twitter)2020-11-14T11:27:30+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/08/01/eastern-europe-still-the-most-crucial-of-all-challenges-facing-the-european-union-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eu-eastern-europe-391jnv9k41buahv8yqca2o.jpgEU-Eastern-Europe-391jnv9k41buahv8yqca2oWestern Europe is making the mistake of failing to focus enough on its Eastern European brethren. Map: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/08/08/how-long-before-russias-risky-toying-with-europes-far-right-really-backfires-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eu-russia-map-393efyzlkrruxw5q0wo1z4.jpgEU-Russia-Map-393efyzlkrruxw5q0wo1z4The European far right seems like a logical and huge temptation for Moscow but it promises a lot more challenges than benefits. Map: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/08/14/eu-defied-us-over-irans-nuclear-program-with-instex-was-it-worth-it-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eu-iran-instex.jpgEU Iran InstexThe leading EU powers' INSTEX special purpose vehicle has managed to "p*ss off" both Iran and the United States, even though it was supposed to placate both of them. Map: Wikipedia 2020-11-14T11:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/08/16/trump-seems-to-hate-the-eu-is-it-because-he-already-had-a-george-w-bush-florida-orange-juice-moment-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/trump-juncker-kissing-2018-1-395ac1islvp7csxaph260w.jpgTrump-Juncker-kissing-2018-1-395ac1islvp7csxaph260w"Obviously the European Union, as represented by @JunckerEU and the United States, as represented by yours truly, love each other!" Donald Trump commented when he tweeted this photo back in July 2018. Photo: Donald Trump on Twitter2020-11-14T11:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/09/13/stop-calling-the-eu-a-bloc-it-isnt-and-not-for-the-reason-you-think-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eu-flag.jpgEU flagA "bloc" is a more suitable epithet for the Soviet Bloc or the Axis Tripartite Pact, and not at all for the EU. Photo: Capri23auto, Pixabay2020-11-14T11:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/09/14/the-backstop-to-all-future-backstops-didnt-the-brits-think-of-the-irish-border-when-voting-for-brexit-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/uk-press-1973-39cdfapmzqg6ls95zmsirk.jpgUK-Press-1973-39cdfapmzqg6ls95zmsirkThe excited headlines of the British press when the UK got into the EU back in 1973 remind of an era long gone. Photo: FlickR2020-11-14T11:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/09/15/east-germany-is-perhaps-not-atavistic-but-rebels-against-some-extremes-of-the-old-west/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/east-germany-39chwajb1qjbbi95vzrnr4.jpgEast-Germany-39chwajb1qjbbi95vzrnr4The growing popularity of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the five former East German provinces has turned them into a favorite target for "political correctness" warriors. Photo: Guvo59, Pixabay)2020-11-14T11:26:39+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/09/25/high-time-to-rip-off-the-brexit-band-aid-rip-fast-rip-hard-and-once-and-for-all-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/brexit-book.jpg`Brexit bookContinuing Brexit uncertainty is a recipe for a disaster of missed opportunities for the entire EU. Photo: MasterTux, Pixabay2020-11-14T11:24:53+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/09/30/rewarding-erdogan-forgoing-the-eu-the-moral-from-volkswagens-new-factory-in-turkey-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eu-turkey-39fs6ny7bcg9vzac31hb7k.jpgEU-Turkey-39fs6ny7bcg9vzac31hb7kThe question of whether non-EU countries beat the EU for major investments because of its own self-imposed rules should be tackled as soon as possible by the entire Union. Map: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/10/01/ukraine-is-the-most-important-country-for-the-eu-heres-why-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eu-ukraine-39fr7drezm9npkj7d5iww0.jpgEU-Ukraine-39fr7drezm9npkj7d5iww0Unlike larger countries geographically eligible to join the EU, Ukraine isn't enticed by the notion of its own empire from the past, present, or future. Map: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:24:43+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/10/16/killing-two-birds-with-one-nazi-salute-the-racism-outburst-at-the-bulgaria-england-match-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/racism-sofia-39jgzltor5h8nsop89ul8g.jpgRacism-Sofia-39jgzltor5h8nsop89ul8gSeemingly organized soccer hooligans, for whatever reason, have brought major international disgrace to Bulgaria. Photo: Video grab from BNT2020-11-14T11:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/10/24/post-brexit-britain-will-be-fine-itll-just-be-a-downshifter-a-new-zealand-2-0-x-10-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/britain-39li3hjms6lht5ce3knj0g.jpgBritain-39li3hjms6lht5ce3knj0gA voluntarily downshifting world power, Britain is looking at a post-Brexit future of a large "New Zealand". Photo: Pixabay2020-11-14T11:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/10/29/looking-behind-frances-shameful-veto-on-albania-north-macedonias-eu-accession-talks-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/western-balkans-1-39mif6t6j1zm9b7bty58g0.jpgWestern-Balkans-1-39mif6t6j1zm9b7bty58g0The EU integration prospects of the Western Balkans have been thrown in disarray by French President Emmanuel Macron, hopefully not as part of some sort of a nasty backstage deal among world powers. Map: EPP2020-11-14T11:24:20+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/11/05/macrons-africans-over-eastern-europeans-comment-shows-eu-must-start-getting-its-priorities-right-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/macron-1-39o4p7yzs9b92j04vcrchs.jpgMacron-1-39o4p7yzs9b92j04vcrchsA grand bargain between Trump and Putin that Macron has been trying to broker has been one of the explanations for the recent perplexing behavior of the French President, at least according to some Russian analysts. Photo: Emmanuel Macron on Twitter2020-11-14T11:24:12+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/11/30/macrons-nato-bashing-global-cluelessness-could-throw-europe-into-despair-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/macron-stoltenberg-39tzffp46csh5qeux5lq0w.jpgMacron-Stoltenberg-39tzffp46csh5qeux5lq0wFrench President Emmanuel Macron's deeds and words with respect to NATO, the EU, and the West seem to be growing ever more perplexing to the unbiased, well-meaning citizens of the West. Photo: Jens Stoltenberg on Twitter2020-11-14T11:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/11/14/30-years-of-post-communism-with-well-deserved-gloom-but-why-and-by-whom-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eastern-europe-gradation-arc-39q8c0cqhx67bfezywyghs.jpgEastern-Europe-Gradation-Arc-39q8c0cqhx67bfezywyghsThis isn’t a “Recylce Eastern Europe” sign but my gradation arc of post-communism in Eastern Europe – from most to least westernized, and from least to most oligarchical – going from the northwest down south and up to the northeast. Original map template derived from LizardPoint.com2020-11-14T11:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/11/06/can-franco-germany-handle-becoming-a-vanguard-of-democracy-after-brexit-written-for-the-european-views/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/franco-germany-map-39obtzv37c7yjiscp98074.jpgFranco-Germany-Map-39obtzv37c7yjiscp98074Franco-Germany's potential as a "vanguard of democracy" badly needed by the West is heavily limited by its unwillingness to commit to such a cause, its historical legacy, and some cracks that are emerging along the Rhine. Map: Wikipedia2020-11-14T11:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/12/03/top-21-world-news-on-december-2-2019-from-200-countries-global-climate-pledge-to-denmark-germany-border-fence/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/antonio-guterres-global-climate-summit-madrid-spain.jpgAntonio Guterres Global Climate Summit Madrid SpainUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking at the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 in Madrid, Spain, December 2, 2019. Photo: Antonio Guterres on Twitter2020-11-14T11:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/12/04/top-25-world-news-on-december-3-2019-ranked-from-70-year-old-nato-seeing-china-rise-challenges-to-greta-thunbergs-angry-kids-warning/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nato-70-london-4.jpgNATO 70 London 4French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump at the NATO 70th anniversary summit in London, UK, Dec. 3, 2019. Photo: Dan Scavino Jr. on Twitterhttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nato-70-london-3.jpgNATO 70 London 3NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Donald Trump at the NATO 70th anniversary summit in London, UK, Dec. 3, 2019. Photo: Dan Scavino Jr. on Twitterhttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nato-70-london-2.jpgNATO 70 London 2NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Donald Trump at the NATO 70th anniversary summit in London, UK, Dec. 3, 2019. Photo: Jens Stoltenberg on Twitterhttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nato-70-london.jpgNATO 70 LondonAn official photograph of the British Royal Family with the NATO leaders during NATO's 70th anniversary summit in London, UK, Dec. 3, 2019. Photo: British Royal Family on Twitter2020-11-14T11:22:55+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/12/31/eus-ukraine-war-conundrum-in-2020-and-franco-germanys-failure-in-relations-with-russia/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/normandy-four-summit-2019.jpgNormandy-Four-Summit-2019The uneasy atmosphere at the Normandy Summit in Paris despite Mercron's best efforts. Photo: German Chancellor's Office2020-11-14T11:22:34+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2019/12/31/2019-the-year-the-far-right-sustainably-surged-in-europe-and-why-it-will-keep-growing/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/far-right-1.jpgFar righthttps://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/far-right.jpgFar rightStreet-savvy neo-Nazis are only part of the picture of the rising far right in Europe. Photo: Pixabay2020-11-14T11:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/01/03/2020-the-year-of-brexit-r-i-p-eu-britain-1973-2020-and-who-is-how-old-in-eu-years/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/brexit.jpgBrexitThe ripping of the Brexit band aid has been delayed for way too long now. January 31, 2020, will have the honor of seeing it through. Photo: Pixabay2020-11-14T11:22:25+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/01/15/the-brady-bunch-of-eurasia-putin-erdogan-borisov-vucic-jets-missiles-turkstream-balkan-stream-et-al/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/turkstream-2.jpgTurkStream-2https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/eurasia-brady-bunch.jpgEurasia-Brady-BunchPutin and Erdogan looked notably more serious, and Borisov and Vucic seemed far more jovial during the entire set of TurkStream launch events in Istanbul. Photo: Boyko Borisov's Facebook Page2020-11-14T11:22:21+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/01/31/brexit-is-britains-final-opt-out-from-responsibility-and-what-did-we-use-to-talk-about/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/brexit-1485004_1280.pngbrexit-1485004_1280https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/brexit.jpgBrexitBrexit Day, January 31, 2020, has a weird albeit an insipid feel to it, any way you look at it. Images: Pixabay2020-11-14T11:22:15+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.com/2020/11/06/top-10-geopolitical-issues-romania-corruption-emigration-russia-hungarians-moldova/https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/romania-geopolitics-challenges-4.jpgromania-geopolitics-challenges-4https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/romania-geopolitics-challenges-3.jpgromania-geopolitics-challenges-3A map of Romania and its region derived from Google Maps.https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/romania-geopolitics-challenges-2.jpgromania-geopolitics-challenges-2https://paxglocalica.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/romania-geopolitics-challenges-1.jpgromania-geopolitics-challenges-12020-11-14T11:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://paxglocalica.comdaily1.02021-05-07T11:07:07+00:00