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January 25, 2012 | Confronting Pakistan's Fears

Marno de Boer: Pakistan’s foreign policy is driven by two security concerns that need to be addressed before it will be on board with any lasting solution for peace in Afghanistan. The US must establish a regional treaty that deals with both Afghanistan’s relations with India and Pakistan’s fear of Pashtun nationalism.

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November 9, 2011 | Is the European Far Right a Threat?

José Costa: Following the massacre in Norway on July 22, alarm bells went off about the rising support of the new European far right. But while the incidents in Oslo and Utoya were shocking and brutal, it would be a mistake to see right-wing extremism as more than an isolated and minor threat.

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April 14, 2009 | Globalization and Nationalism: An Analysis

Christian von Campe: The process of globalization not only erodes nationalism, but at the same time presents the opportunity for the ideology of nationalism to return to the fore. The current economic crisis presents a new challenge to the globalized world.

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September 11, 2012 | Eleven Years Later and the US Hasn't Learned

The 9/11 attacks were motivated by an ugly side of nationalism that used religion as its rhetoric. ++ In the Arab Middle East, because of high uneducation, threats to national prestige are presented as threats to Islam to mobilize the masses. ++ The US has been blind to the nationalist factors behind terrorism, so it fought two costly wars that didn’t defeat its enemies. ++ Meanwhile, Americans

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May 24, 2012 | Remember the Balkans

The Balkan economies are expected to contract even more, which will in turn increase the lure of nationalism. ++ In Serbia, an extreme nationalist, Tomislav Nikolic, defeated the incumbent president. ++ The election has the potential to grow into a regional and European problem. ++ Nikolic’s victory, in combination with Hungary’s populism, should be a wake-up call to the EU. ++ The Eurozone

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March 4, 2009 | Changing Priorities Could Reshape the EU

The economic crisis could result in an outbreak of nationalism across Europe. ++ It would be a retrograde step to roll back the successes that have been made in the areas of free movement of goods, people, services and capital. ++ These are important rights for European citizens. ++ Division when international co-operation is required would be unfortunate. ++ It may be the case that the future

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May 6, 2008 | China's Dualistic Set of National Identities

Two types of nationalism are prevalent in China at the moment. ++ On the one hand, a virulent nationalism that is based on continued historical grievances and is used to legitimize the rule of the Communist Party. ++ On the other hand, a “confident nationalism” based on pride in China’s rapid socioeconomic and technological transformation and its new role as a global power. ++ If the former gets

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April 21, 2008 | The Positive Side of Chinese Nationalism

The attitudes of the Chinese government and Chinese citizens are not identical. ++ The Olympics have inspired Chinese nationalism which will lead to increased civil engagement and awareness of the responsibilities and rights of citizenship. ++ National identity is no longer determined by the government. ++ The civic dimension of Chinese nationalism may check the
authoritarian state in the future.

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September 25, 2007 | Secret Iraqi Peace Talks Bring Unlikely Voices To the Debate

David McKittrick of The Independent reports on secret Iraqi peace talks held recently in Helsinki, where Ex-IRA commander, Martin McGuinness met in private with 16 representatives of warring Sunni and Shiite Iraqi factions. As a former militant who took bold steps towards peace in Northern Ireland, McKittrick is a legitimate role model in trying to convince the Iraqis of the merits of peaceful

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