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How the spectre of Yugoslavia looms over EU’s handling of the refugee crisis
Everyone has forgotten there were almost as many asylum seekers in Europe in the early 1990s as today.
There’s not enough evidence to back the claim that humans originated in Europe
The theory that humankind originated in Europe is an old one. It was abandoned in 1924 when the first Australopithecus was discovered in South Africa.
The road to the great regression
We may think of current reactionary politics as radical and new, but unchecked mercantilism has always elicited a fierce backlash from both left and right. Here's what history tells us about today.
How corruption in Greek football makes the game’s future uncertain
Predictable results and unresolved corruption scandals are a serious issue for the future of the Greek game.
The IMF is at its weakest just as the world needs it most
Where now for one of the great emblems of post-World War II global co-operation?
In today’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, echoes of Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’
As the United States bars its gates to newcomers, the 'Aeneid' – a story of war, exile, racial hatred and irrational fears – is particularly resonant.
Cyprus talks keep failing – maybe it’s time to try something a little different
Another 'last chance' has been missed. But while talks disintegrate, islanders are just getting on with peace in practice.
Living through the Greek crisis: an anthropologist reports from Thessaly
Before the financial crisis struck, you could breathe the overwhelming air of prosperity on the bustling streets of Trikala.
‘Big, beautiful’ walls don’t stop migrants in the US or Europe
What do border walls cost? And do they work?
If the EU wants to be the bastion of liberal democracy, it too must stop demonising refugees and migrants
Europe is also building walls.
The Greek asylum crisis: moving beyond the blame game to a real solution
The 60,000 people currently stuck in Greece will probably have to stay there. The EU should help them integrate.
Greeks are overworked and exhausted from the debt crisis
After eight torturous years of crisis, Greeks are working long and hard with very little to show for it.
The left’s response to Trump and alt-right must be international
The people who voted for the new American president may not be as hard for the Left to reach as it may appear.
Q+A: the Cyprus reunification talks
The island's leaders are meeting in Geneva to discuss the prospect of reunification. Here's what is on the negotiating table.
Shareholder elite’s takeover of society is laid bare by new book
George Kerevan, Stephen Boyd and Katherine Trebeck see a world where employees are treated like just-in-time inventory.
How Eastern Europe is best placed to hit the ground running after a hard Brexit
Britain has a number of bilateral treaties with Eastern European countries that will remain after Brexit.
Why don’t refugees just stay in Turkey or Greece? We asked them
Improving conditions in Turkey and Greece may convince more refugees to stay where they are.
Why there’s so much backlash to the theory that Greek art inspired China’s Terracotta Army
For centuries, historians have assumed that 'primitive societies' couldn’t have possibly come up with advanced techniques on their own.
Greece economy rallies while Germany stutters but restraint still required
Athens can celebrate two consecutive quarters of growth. Berlin must stomach some weakness. Everyone should remember cheap money isn't free money.
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