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Why Spain plays a crucial role in whether United Kingdom stays together

CESRAN Int.3 July 20163 July 2016

Committed supporters of Scottish independence may be dusting down their 2014 memorabilia and rehearsing their arguments now that the Brexit vote has raised the prospect of another referendum north of...

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Brexit Vs Remain; a leadership failure

CESRAN Int.1 July 20161 July 2016

Looking beyond the causes of Brexit and how each campaign faired in the Brexit Referendum is the fundamental issue of leadership failure on both sides. A 51% win for Leave...

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The Causes of Brexit

CESRAN Int.28 June 2016

The causes of Brexit that I have heard thus far are as follows: The politics of austerity, the collapse of the Labour Party and the loss of the white working...

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Brexit: Between A Rock and A Hard Place

CESRAN Int.24 June 201627 June 2016

According to the latest results, the Leave campaign won narrowly in the Brexit Referendum. A narrow win it may be so, yet it is one of the biggest victories for...

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A Very Sad Day for Europe: UK Opt to Leave European Union

CESRAN Int.24 June 20163 August 2016

The Brexit Referendum results - 51.9% for Leave and 48.1% to Remain - confirm the United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union. Today’s results will have serious ramifications...

Energy & Environment

Visit to Hiroshima Reminds Us That a Nuclear Winter is Never Too Far Away

CESRAN Int.5 June 20165 June 2016

The visit by President Obama to Hiroshima a little over a week ago made me think about the legacy we still live with because of the invention of nuclear weapons....

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Europe’s Leaders are Europe’s Greatest Weakness

CESRAN Int.23 May 201623 May 2016

Europe’s leaders are Europe’s greatest weakness. Stockholm is a beautiful city, both solid and enticing in equal measure as it cavorts between land, sea, and sky. And yet behind the...

Energy & Environment

What Happens if Climate Change Impacts Food Production In Vulnerable Countries?

CESRAN Int.21 May 2016

To adapt to temperature rises of 2 Celsius we will have to change the way we produce food. That has economic consequences. The most likely one we are already seeing...

China and Neighbourhood

China and Taiwan – Apocalypse Now?

CESRAN Int.21 May 201621 May 2016

The Presidency of Tsai Ing-wen, which begins officially following her inauguration on 20 May, promises even more “interesting times” in relations across the Taiwan Strait, writes John West. Tsai Ing-wen...

China and Neighbourhood

Integrating China’s New Silk Road and the Eurasian Economic Union

CESRAN Int.19 May 201619 May 2016

In a recent article Russia's reputed periodical Expert Online suggests China is pushing Russia to link its Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) project with China's plans for the New Silk Road...

Europe

Heat not Light: The Tyranny of the Input Culture

CESRAN Int.19 May 201619 May 2016

Suddenly there is a glut of money. The British government is desperately trying to find projects to spend billions of unspent aid and development money. Meanwhile, the Treasury (finance ministry)...

Americas

The Border That We Keep

CESRAN Int.14 May 201617 May 2016

On March 30 of this year, the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) endorsed Donald Trump, effectively backing his bid for the presidency of the United States. NBPC president Brandon Judd...

Energy & Environment

The Front Line of Climate Change is Apparent in The Solomon Islands

CESRAN Int.14 May 201614 May 2016

In a newly released paper appearing in Environmental Research Letters, researchers from The University of Queensland, University of Wollongong, University of the Sunshine Coast and CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere in...

CESRAN Blog Middle East

BBC Accused of Bias on Aleppo

CESRAN Int.7 May 20167 May 2016

By Patrick Ward* and Salwa Amor** Anti-regime activists in Syria have accused the BBC of bias after the broadcaster used footage of the aftermath of a government attack on rebel-held...

Politics

Modernization Theory and “Third Wave Democracy”: Internal and External Impediments to Democracy and Development

CESRAN Int.7 May 20167 May 2016

Introduction Known mostly for The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order(1996) Samuel Huntington, like Francis Fukuyama (End of History and the Last Man, 1992), caught the...