Author: Antonis Galanopoulos
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A Dual Struggle for the Present and Future of Europe
Back in 2013, in his provocative article ‘The Latin Empire should strike back’, Giorgio Agamben revived the idea of a union of southern European countries, a proposal first launched by another philosopher, Alexandre Kojève. During the ongoing economic crisis, we have read and heard many times about the north-south divide within the European Union or…
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As the Austrian Nightmare Continues: Dark Clouds over Europe
The election of the Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen as president of Austria in the second round of the presidential elections on 23 May caused a sigh of relief across Europe. But while the election of an extreme right-wing president seemed to be prevented his extremely narrow defeat – by only 30.000 votes –…
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Brexit and the Change from Within
On 23 June the citizens of the United Kingdom will have to decide if they want to remain part of the European Union or rather, after the deal that British Prime Minister Cameron negotiated a few months ago, if they want to remain part of the European Union under a special status. This deal implies…
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It is Our Duty to Help the Refugees
These days it is not easy to write an article about the refugee issue since the conditions change every day. Still, in my view we can identify three main tendencies, which have surfaced recently: 1) the return of borders· the re-introduction of border controls and even the construction of walls and fences, 2) a shift…