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Between civil war and foreign intervention. Syria in 2012
Syria was supposed to be the next country in the Arab „domino effect” after Tunisia, Egypt and Libya nearly one year ago. But the deadlock has been continuing for 10 months. The president Bashar al-Assad, who took over the presidency of Syria in 2000 after his late father Hafez, is, on the one hand, too [...]
Finnish choice
This year’s presidential election will without any doubt be a crucial event on Finnish political arena, though as it seems its importance would be of a symbolic dimension. Indeed, the results will show Finns’ attitude to the security doctrine and their view on the role of European Union in their politics. They will also decide, [...]
Bang goes the Internet?
The two sides of the ACTA dispute are represented by values that have never before been confronted in such a direct manner. Firstly, we deal with a crucial element of individual freedom, namely: respecting the inviolability of individual’s personal/intimate life. Secondly, we have the property right and its more abstract form of intellectual property and [...]
Political ACTA
The generation 50+ which is governing the country did not understand that the attempt of limiting the freedom of using the Internet, which for few millions of young people is as real as the world outside the window (sometimes even more real) will change Poland into a nest of furious wasps.
One of the myths which [...]
A different view on ACTA
It seems that the uproar around ACTA has turned into a complete nonsense. The discussion on this crucial contract has become absolutely one-sided and often strayed from the point. We forget what the purposes of the treaty are. The situation helps to realize that non-governmental organizations, journalists and elites express openly their opinions on issues [...]
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Hungary abused
Who am I? This is the question that every child asks. Some are haunted by this question all their lives. Others are glad with the answer that easily crosses their minds and having found solace in the arms of the proud group that praises tradition and unity, they block all the other interpretations. And there [...]
Rice fields of Internet
The anecdote comes from Maoist China. The highest state factors and party agents were moved due to low rice harvest one year. They punished various saboteurs. They found the enemy of prosperity – it was the sparrows that suspiciously often and in a suspiciously large number flew round the rice fields. [...]
Palikot, the Left, a piece of cake
Activities of the Palikot’s Movement (Ruch Palikota – RP) turned out to be the greatest, but predictable disappointment in politics (from the point of view of the liberal voter) of the last few days of the year. When the position of the group in the pre election polls become strong and especially since entering the [...]
Orban’s goulash less and less digestible
A year ago Hungary was flavour of the month because of the controversial media law and nationalization of the pension system, this year authoritarian government, rushed change of the Constitution, manipulation of the central bank and breaking the civil laws are on everyone’s mouth. How do Hungarians react? They start to be impatient.
Elections in [...]
Case of Hungary: Will the EU remain a community of democratic states?
Situation in Hungary under Victor Orban became extremely serious, it is time to raise an alarm. In the center of Europe, EU member state moves gradually from democracy to soft authoritarianism, system which clearly prefers one political party. If Europe is to stay the supportive and liberal democracy body than in spite of hard economic [...]
