Volcanic Islands and Solar Panels on the 38th Parallel
While ash from the volcano in Iceland eclipsed the sky in much of Northern Europe, David and Janet Carle explored the volcanic Azores islands in the Atlantic, looking at worldwide water issues along...
View ArticleHow Europe Works
When Europe is mentioned in the news lately, it’s often about economic crisis or volcanic ash. Even with its current challenges, Steven Hill, author of Europe’s Promise, finds that Europe’s example...
View ArticleA Blue Flame
The World Cup is well underway, and Laurent Dubois, author of Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France, is following the tournament on his Soccer Politics blog. In this cross-post, he...
View ArticleFrench Soccer and Empire’s Legacy
UC Press Podcast with Laurent Dubois: http://www.ucpress.edu/content/podcasts/11303.mp3 France lost to South Africa on Tuesday, in the last game of the 2010 World Cup for “Les Bleus”. Their exit from...
View ArticleThe EAS: what it takes to succeed
Dan Smith, author of The State of the Middle East, has written a new blog post looking at the European Union’s new external Action Service. ***Spoiler Alert*** He argues that, to succeed, EU High Rep...
View ArticleThe Grand Tour
How’s Europe doing? Good question. Steven Hill’s got your answers at Washington Monthly, where he’ll be blogging about his speaking tour through Europe over the next five weeks. Hill, the author of...
View ArticleAn American in Paris
Amidst French labor protests over the increase in retirement age, Steven Hill, author of Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age, searches for an American counterpart...
View ArticleThe End of Long-term Peacebuilding by the EU?
Dan Smith, Secretary General of International Alert and author of The State of the Middle East, has written a new blog post about the European Commission’s apparent attempt to inflict major damage on...
View ArticleHans Lucht Pens Editorial on African Migrants for New York Times
In an incisive op-ed for the New York Times, Hans Lucht, author of the forthcoming book Darkness before Daybreak: African Migrants Living on the Margins in Southern Italy Today, highlights the perils...
View ArticleLondon’s Riots and the Politics of Race: Guest Post by Natasha K. Warikoo
On August 4th, British police shot Mark Duggan, a black British criminal suspect, in Tottenham, London. A peaceful demonstration of Duggan’s supporters demanding to know just what happened and why...
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