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Once again, wikileaks managed to grab the attention of the world media. They started publishing 251,287 United States cables sent from, or to, US embassies around the world. They named it Cablegate and indeed it is a unprecedented leak of diplomatic material. Some initial thoughts (written at 3 am – sorry for the typos and [...]
Something completely different (for this blog) – but nevertheless important: Watch the video, download it and share with your friends: Patent Absurdity — How software patents broke the system: (click the poster to watch the video!) Something completely different (for this blog) – but nevertheless important: Watch the video, download it and share with your [...]
Here is a short ACTA explanation in “plain English” by Public Knowledge’s Legal Director Harold Feld. Five minutes with Harold Feld – because this stuff is important – and you need to know. Oh, and this is not only a matter for the US, in fact the EU has been quite active in the negotiations [...]
Read it here. So, what if political scientists covered EU news in newspapers in that way? (no, unfortunately I don’t have time to write something…possibly something for my to-do list Read it here. So, what if political scientists covered EU news in newspapers in that way? (no, unfortunately I don’t have time to write something…possibly [...]
via Newsweek.com European firms beat American rivals. Forget the conventional wisdom. European firms are faster-growing, more profitable, and better at globalization than their American rivals. (…) via Newsweek.com European firms beat American rivals. Forget the conventional wisdom. European firms are faster-growing, more profitable, and better at globalization than their American rivals. (…)
Here are two articles I came across today (what a coincidence…) that offer a quite surprising perspective on Europe by some rather well known US writers: Stephen M. Walt (Foreign Policy): I wonder what Americans would think if every single one of them could travel to Paris or London, go through the airport and ride [...]
There seems to be a health care hysteria in the USA. It is one of President Obama’s most prestigious projects and one of his central election promises. So it is not surprising that health care is back in the US news. But this time with a rare transatlantic twist (at least for a few days…). [...]
Sunday afternoon – Some food for thought for the ‘elite education enthusiasts’ in Europe that always use the likes of Yale and Harvard as best practice examples! “Our best universities have forgotten that the reason they exist is to make minds, not careers” writes William Deresiewicz in his article “The Disadvantages of an Elite Education“. [...]
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kosmopolit @ twitter- kosmopolit: Karen Smith: Europe running out of vision. idea of Europe in decline. EU FP characterised by a severe lack of ambition. #ECFRscorecard February 7, 2012
- kosmopolit: Mark Leonard: EU suffers from a delivery and an imagination deficit #ECFRscorecard February 7, 2012
- kosmopolit: ...Or is it actually normal for 27 sovereign states to underperform in European foreign policy? #ECFRscorecard February 7, 2012
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