Kosmolinks #13

by Kosmopolit in Kosmolinks

May 18, 2008 · 2 Comments

EU Common Agricultural Policy proposals 2008 – Wikileaks “Leak of latest European Commission proposals for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, known as the ‘health check’. These proposals will form the basis of an internal Commission discussion on 14 and 15 May 2008. The agreed proposals are due out later in the month.” -  Is [...]

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Kosmolinks #10

by Kosmopolit in Kosmolinks

January 27, 2008 · 2 Comments

Here we go again! A (small) selection of interesting links I collected during the last few weeks: Two articles that remind us of the last couple of years in US politics: Think Progress » The legacy of Bush’s presidency & Iraq: The War Card – The Center for Public Integrity Here is an interesting article [...]

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Total Denial

by Kosmopolit in International Politics

December 15, 2007 · No Comments

Total Denial is an amazing documentary about an historic lawsuit connected with the UNOCAL/TOTAL oil pipeline in Burma. One of the few screenings of the film took place in Brussels on Friday (organised by Avocats Sans Frontières), check out the official movie page here for more dates and details: Total Denial is the story of [...]

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The European Dream

by Kosmopolit in EU politics

August 26, 2007 · 1 Comment

Thanks to analyzingEU (somehow the post disappeared in the meantime…) I found this speech by Jeremy Rifkin, the founder of the Foundation of Economic Trends. If you know the stuff by Jeremy Rifkin you know what you get, if you don’t just give it a try! He is a quite influential advisor, a best-selling author [...]

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The Czech perspective

by Kosmopolit in International Politics

May 22, 2007 · 2 Comments

“Europe needs a Ronald Reagan” says Karel Schwarzenberg. And also “peace through strength” seems to be on the agenda in the Czech Republic…and not the need to “shift the arms race into a peace race“… This banner can be found just opposite of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague: “Europe needs a Ronald Reagan” [...]

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A view from the outside

by Kosmopolit in EU politics, International Politics

March 19, 2007 · No Comments

Sometimes it is quite revealing to change perspective. Andrew Moravcsik comments in Newsweek on the upcoming 50th birthday of the EU and comes to this conclusion: … it’s significant that 50 years after the EU’s march to unity began, it is now Europe, not the United States, that’s held up as a new lamp unto [...]

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Borat

by Kosmopolit in misc

November 14, 2006 · 1 Comment

Finally I managed to see the movie with the best title ever: “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”. The movie has been described as quality trash and got a lot of controversial press coverage. For some good comments look here and here and here. In my opinion it is [...]

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Bye Donald!

by Kosmopolit in misc

November 11, 2006 · No Comments

It is time to say good-bye to the politician that brought us Europeans the myth about “old” and “new” Europe. As we all know, he is one of THE best stand-up comedians around. Tragically, he was in charge of the most powerful army on the globe. Borat would probably call him “the brave man that [...]

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