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Counter-Terrorism: We Need To Talk About The Far-Right

by C4EP | Aug 23, 2019 | Blog

Counter-Terrorism: We Need To Talk About The Far-Right Western countries must start taking the threat from far-right terrorism as seriously as they do that of Islamist terrorism Source: Pixabay Defining terrorism is, perhaps surprisingly, complex and fraught with...

Scotland and independence: out of the frying pan and into the fire?

by C4EP | Aug 16, 2019 | Blog

Scotland and independence: out of the frying pan and into the fire? Independence is not a panacea, and its supporters must tread carefully to avoid replicating the mistakes of Brexit Source: Pixabay Last week, a Lord Ashcroft poll showed that...

After the Caliphate: Kosovar and British Policy towards Foreign Terrorist Fighters

by C4EP | Aug 9, 2019 | Blog

After the Caliphate: Kosovar and British Policy towards Foreign Terrorist Fighters Western Europe should learn from the Western Balkans on reintegration of foreign terrorist fighters Source: Mirwais Bezhan (Voice Of America) [Public domain] In June, a...

Disunited Kingdom

by C4EP | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog

Disunited Kingdom Boris Johnson in the face of Brexit Source: Pixabay Boris Johnson has been Prime Minister for just over a week. Westminster insiders, and the public alike, are not particularly convinced that he will make a success of it. Johnson...

Uncertainty for North Macedonia

by C4EP | Jul 26, 2019 | Blog

Uncertainty for North Macedonia Disappointment in North Macedonia, which had hoped that its historic agreement with Greece and the friendship treaty with Bulgaria would be rewarded with EU accession talks. Source: Pixabay North Macedonia made a key,...

Time for a Rethink on Libya?

by C4EP | Jul 19, 2019 | Blog

Time for a Rethink on Libya? Failure to change course on Libya could undermine the EU Source: Pixabay The clamour of officials, lobbyists, politicians and campaigners seeking to get their policy proposals on newly inaugurated European Commission President, Ursula von...

Bucharest Calling: – “Tracing Integration Policies Through Structured Dialogue”

by C4EP | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog, Event reports

Bucharest Calling: – “Tracing Integration Policies Through Structured Dialogue” The Centre For European Progression goes to Bucharest Source: Tracing Integration Policies Through Structured Dialogue We recently had the chance to go to Bucharest, where we met up...