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Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Partido Popular Won Big In Spanish Local Elections
Spain recently had local elections which showed support for PSOE has dropped while increasing for PP. Prime Minister Sanchez has called for an early parliamentary election in order to prevent PP from gaining additional support.
Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Mitsotakis Wins But Greece Heads To Second Election
Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis and his party New Democracy won the election yet did not receive enough seats for a majority in parliament. Greece will have a second election soon.
Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: The Sad State of Press Freedom
Freedom of the Press is at risk in the EU’s Periphery. In particular, journalists in Greece and Malta face potential backlash from their national governments and even death.
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Conference of the Week
Fighting Extremism in Pakistan – Local Actions, Local Voices
In this conference, “Fighting Extremism in Pakistan – Local Actions, Local Voices” Dr. Anita Weiss tells us about her new book: “Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan”. She describes how Pakistanis engage in powerful actions that reject extremists and transform how people think about society. The moderator is Michael Kugelman, and the Panelists are Qaisar Abbas and Aftab Siddiqui.
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Press Reviews
Press Review: July 2022
Joe Biden argued that the U.S. is prepared to use all elements of its national power to prevent Iran from acquiring or developing nuclear missiles. Mario Draghi is on the verge to resign as Italy’s PM and the President of Sri Lanka has announced its resignation.
Press Review: July 2022
From Madrid to Ohio. From peace to mass shootings. An overview of this week’s news and how they affect our world.
Press Review: June 2022
Since the start of June, there have been nearly a hundred violations of the UN’s Human Rights Charter.
Here is the news that you might have missed from the last month.