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Racists can be left-wing too

Like to think of yourself as liberal? Don’t congratulate yourself too quickly – your attitude might actually be hampering Muslims

By Ahmad Mansour

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Islamism and ignorance

How denial of Islamist ideology promotes terror

By Maajid Nawaz

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Visa-free EU travel: passport to peace and prosperity?

Three more post-Soviet states are edging towards EU integration, with two now unfreezing national conflicts

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Close, but no cigar

Can Cuba’s imminent economic, social and political overhaul provide the brighter future it has craved since Castro?

By Lenier González Mederos

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Why the left should be open to open borders

Unless we strive towards openness, nationalism will eat our societies from the inside

By Lisa Pelling

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Security by the back door

Japanese MP Shôichi Kondô discusses a controversial anti-terror law that critics say weakens civil liberties

By Shoichi Kondo

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Say it with feeling

Germany is Europe’s de facto leader. But it needs to change its style

By Claire Demesmay and Jana Puglierin and Julian Rappold

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A banking union without unity

Italy’s banking crisis highlights an urgent need to Eurozone reform

By Jan Cornillie

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Turn left. The other left!

East European politicians aren’t more xenophobic. They just understand their voters better

By Marcus Roberts

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Europe gets tough

The EU is moving towards a more integrated defence policy – with the tacit blessing of its citizens

By Anna Maria Kellner