Penned from the crooked
timber of humanity
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The Black Sea crisis: More than what it seems.
History, insecurity and brinkmanship reveal an unsettling global future. [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he Black sea crisis is likely to be more than simply a resurgent Russia flexing its might or a local…
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Norway’s Human Zoo. Past and Present Myths
Back in 1719, Daniel Defoe wrote the still famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”. The plot of which runs as follows. A white educated and civilised European man finds his way onto a…
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Ukraine is not “on the verge of war” – open war has begun. – Thoughts from Kiev
[dropcap size=big]M[/dropcap]ay 21 was a notable date: 3 months after Yanukovych’s flight from Kyiv, exactly 90 days after the massacre of the Heaven’s Hundred, and 6 months since the first…
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‘And I don’t, and I don’t, and I don’t…Ghost Stories by Coldplay – Album Review’
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]ny expectations that this new Coldplay album would be a return to form or a progressive step forward are smashed. There is nothing to connect with or enjoy on…