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	What does Morgan Tsvangirai expect? by Thanos Kalamidas It doesn’t matter how much I try, it doesn’t matter how many times I saw it, the picture of Morgan Tsvangirai shaking hands with Zimbabwe’s caricature dictator Robert Mugabe has something grotesque, something sick about it and I
	Turkey Turns Away From the Future by Europe & Us Until very recently, Turkey was an emerging economic success story; a role model for Islamic humankind. Today the country is increasingly associated with instability and uncertainty. Tension between the old, secularist elite and the Islamic-roo
	American Politics, Terrorism and Islam: Part 7 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui How Can Terrorism be Defeated? As is well-known among experts, terrorism cannot be fought without understanding its underlying causes (and not symptoms). Unles

	Lâ€™avenir de lâ€™Union europÃ©enne ne sâ€™inscrit plus dans les traitÃ©s by Newropeans-Magazine Le Non des irlandais n’en finit pas de faire pleurer les chaumières oui-ouistes européennes.
	Obama: The Poetry Man? by Leah Sellers You’re a smart cookie, Mr. Obama. Machiavelli, would probably be impressed with the unexpected and surprising money game you decided to play with your future political funds (no limiting yourself to the taxpayers' public finance advantag
	Impasse by Luis Alves Os últimos eventos políticos vêm confirmar que o processo de regionalização português não deve esta
	Mugabe must go by Thanos Kalamidas Zimbabwe’s opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai announced that his party is pulling out from the elections stating that this election will not be fair and free, yet he automatically hands victory to the Africa’s unbelievable Hitler
	Barack Obama's Audacity of Hope by Emanuel L. Paparella “Alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga, a belief that we are all connected as one people.... It is that fundamental belief—I am my brother's keeper, I
	Environmental hypocrisy by Thanos Kalamidas I know, you were all expecting a full World Environment Day for Ovi magazine yesterday, but instead you got …Hugo Chavez and my usual cynicism. It’s not that we didn’t want to talk about it - we did and, of course, at least both
	Wings of the American eagle by Leah Sellers In American life and politics everyone keeps talking about the left wing Liberals and the right wing Conservatives. Mid-wingers flutter somewhere and everywhere in between. In my experience, the Liberals are actually the Conservatives and the Cons
	Caption This! June 2008 by The Ovi Team It is simple. Look at this photo of Gordon Brown and Tony Blair and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	Being candidate in more than one country? Maybe. by Newropeans-Magazine The European Parliament, several months ago, adopted an encouraging report on a Commission proposal, which I consider a good first step for a «Europeanization» of the European elections. Let's go a step backwards, before explaining t
	Democracy, Presidential Election and the Lobby: Part 3 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Can the Influence of the Lobby be curbed? Poor Senator Obama! He may identify himself as a friend of Israel, but fact remains that the Lobby does not
	EU's Regional Policy and Kurdish Question by Europe & Us The Republic of Turkey has a credibility problem regarding solutions to the Kurdish question. Accepting Kurds as interlocutors seems difficult for those ruling elites whether they are old-style Kemalists or new-fa
	Democracy, Presidential Election and the Lobby: Part 2 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Who Goes to the White House? America is now holding its primary elections. With Senator Hillary Clinton's predictable victory in the Pennsylvania
	Democracy, Presidential Election and the Lobby: Part 1 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Is Democracy Becoming a Joke? Democracy is becoming a joke these days. This assertion is not true just for failed and illiberal democracies like Zim
	London, the Mayoral Race and Boris by Binoy Kampmark EDITOR'S NOTE: Apologies for forgetting to publish this yesterday. Even though Conservative Boris Johnson is the new mayor of London - ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign at City Hall - you may still be interested in Binoy Kampmark
	The left is scared to hell by the left by Europe & Us Regional elections in Germany always have a national significance, since the heads of the regional governments (Länder) sit in the Bundesrat, the second German legislative chamber. This week-end, on of the smallest German Bundeslän
	The Papal blessing by Thanos Kalamidas For more Photoville HERE! For more Cartoons,
	Turkish hopes by Thanos Kalamidas Perhaps all these, often difficult to understand, actions of the Turkish establishment and their army will be proved constructive for Turkey’s future one day. Turkey today, whether they want to admit it or not, is somehow the continuation of
	Descentralizacao para o nivel local e sub -regional by Luis Alves Além da desconcentração, é inadiável pôr em prática a descentralização aos níveis descritos nos pontos 2 e 3 - processo pol
	Italy: the North rules again by Newropeans-Magazine Berlusconi is back at Government, as all foreign media already noticed and underlined, with some not-really-hidden sarcasm about that political figure and the country's destiny: but that's not the point.
	Brown and the economy fears by Thanos Kalamidas The British Prime Minister said a 2.5% fall in March, recorded by the Halifax, should be seen in the context of 10 years of big increases and low interest rates. He added that the government was not a "spectator
	Testosterone in the air by Thanos Kalamidas It seems that the Finnish government has turned lately really …erotic, if not exotic, and that definitely makes a few faces smile knowing that there’s something different than the usual politics of Finnish life. You could say that Finn
	Whither Democracy in America? Part 3: Myths and Lessons of Athenian Democracy by Dr. Habib Siddiqui In 1871, Walt Whitman, the great poet of America, wrote, "We have frequently printed the word democracy, yet I cannot too often repeat that it is a word the real gist of which still sleeps, quite unawakened, notwithstanding the resonan
	Portugal e um dos paises mais centralizados da UE by Luis Alves Portugal é um dos países mais centralizados da União Europeia, tendo 30 anos de uma relativamente jovem democracia parlamentar[55] e de um poder local demo
	Whither democracy in America? Part 2: Is Democracy for sale in America? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui The rise of Constantinian Christian power in American democracy has progressed in stages. As Professor Cornel West of Princeton has demonstrated in his must-read book – Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism - firs
	The X euros generation by Thanos Kalamidas What happens when a known politician jokes about something really serious and when the bitter truth is behind the joke? But let me start with the facts; Berlusconi, my favourite European clown …sorry politician I wanted to say, while on a
	Whither democracy in America? Part 1 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui America goes to the poll in November of this year to elect its president. While in recent weeks the list of candidates from the two major political parties has narrowed down significantly it is not yet clear as to which party will eventually captu
	Reforma do sistema eleitoral portugues by Luis Alves Provavelmente, no ano de 2007 a reforma do sistema eleitoral português começará a ser discutida no Parlamento. O PSD pretende a criação de círculos uninominais (onde apenas o candida
	A obrigatoriedade do Referendo a Regionalizacao em Portugal by Luis Alves Em Portugal, o processo de regionalização foi travado pelo referendo negativo de 8 de Novembro de 1998. Após revisão constitucional em 1997, a formação de regiões administrativa
	Everybody loves Robbie by Thanos Kalamidas Mugabe hits again by banning all the observers from the elections, especially all the western observers. I’m sorry if once more I’m writing about this notorious dictator of Zimbabwe but, as I have said be
	The enemy within or a ticket to ride by Thanos Kalamidas Somebody called her monster and she beat him unmercifully in Texas, then he won Wyoming and both went running towards Mississippi. In the meantime, staffers and followers are using names and descriptions, mails and posts to treat the other candida
	Sarkozy: Leave the French alone - Part 2 by Akli Hadid Twisted private life Sarkozy manipulated the media to become France’s most talked about personality. However, as president, and before he became president, he has had a weird dating record, and connections with th
	A survey with many edges (in Greek) by Thanos Kalamidas Πριν από λίγες μέρες έγραψα για τον Τσίπρα με το
	Ave, Putin, democracy te salutant by Thanos Kalamidas Should we call it, the Putin phenomenon? He is here but he’s not here, he is everywhere! If we lived during the times of the Roman Empire Putin would have adopted Dmitry Medvedev and the new emperor would be called Dmitry Medvedev Putin, jus
	Germany: Regional Elections in Hamburg - The Left is Scared to Hell by the Left by Europe & Us Regional elections in Germany always have a national significance, since the heads of the regional governments (Länder) sit in the Bundesrat, the second German legislative chamber. This week-end, on of the smallest German Bundeslän
	Sarkozy: Leave French people alone - Part 1 by Akli Hadid The personality cult Ever since Sarkozy became visible on the political scene, he never missed an opportunity to make people talk about him. Hi
	Zimbabweans' Stockholm Syndrome by Thanos Kalamidas Among others, there is one thing in politics and history I have never understood: why do dictators desperately need elections? I mean why do some countries make such a big fuss about elections, organizing them carefully, advertising them internati
	A Brax out of the Green by Thanos Kalamidas I met her for the first time in a panel for civil engineers before the elections and she was representing the Finnish Green Party. I didn’t speak Finnish – I still don’t - so the only thing I could do was profile the people on th
	Chile - The health of the Nation by Newropeans-Magazine Alvaro Vargas Llosa, in the quarterly newsletter of Washington's Independent Institute, recently joined (February 7) the increasing cynicism about Chile's success story with an article that started by saying: "Chile's economy is t
	Nuclear energy in Finland - A heated debate by Cynthia D'Cruz In a world faced with climate change and global warming the days of fossil fuels are limited. The need for sustainable energy has pushed governments to find alternatives to coal, oil and other energy sources that have bee
	The liberator who became dictator by Thanos Kalamidas Castro resigned! The last revolutionary under the weight of age and illness had to retire after 49 years in power. It sounds amazing even writing it and I know that the world has changed; I know that ideologies have changed and myths have been unv
	Pakistan - Before and After by Abdulhadi Hairan The upcoming parliamentary elections in Pakistan scheduled for February 18 seems to be first ever bloodiest experience in the history of the nation as not only the nationalist party saw its supporters bathed in pools of blood but the country
	Our Deepest Condolences for Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan by Rohingya Human Rights We are deeply saddened to learn the tragic incident of assassination of Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan, a leader of the Karen National Union (KNU) which is one of the biggest ethnic groups fighting the Burmese military rulers. Padoh
	Nella politica italiana, tutto sembra cambiare senza che nulla cambi by Newropeans-Magazine È incredibile come il quadro politico, in Italia, sembri evolvere di giorno in giorno: una serie vorticosa di annunci, contro-annunci, mosse e contromosse.
	Return to basics by Thanos Kalamidas Over the last few days I’ve read twice about financial problems in the Hillary Clinton front while Barack Obama enriches his funds with more millions of dollars and that's only from the Democrat’s side because on the Republican
	A Voice of Reason Momentarily Silenced by René Wadlow Jose Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor, was shot twice in the back by rebel soldiers in an attack on his home in Dili in the early hours of Monday, 11 February 2008. The attack was led by the fugitive rebel commander Alfredo Reinado who was ki
	Peace Nobel Prize Winner Shot in His Stomach by Alexandra Pereira The shaky democracy of East Timor as an independent country has been hit again by a new threat this Monday, when the Peace Nobel Prize Winner and President Ramos-Horta was shot in his back, hand and stomach while returning from his early morning j
	When I had enough (in Greek) by Thanos Kalamidas Όταν πριν από ένα χρόνο περίπου αποφάσιζ
	Burma Heading Towards the Worst by Rohingya Human Rights Burma's national icon of democracy, peace and liberty, Daw Aung San Suu Kyie has cautioned the people of Burma to prepare for the worst, during a rare meeting with the members of her party, the National League for Democracy on Jan 30.2008,
	Woman or black? Definitely not McCain by Thanos Kalamidas So it is Thursday, Super Tuesday is behind us and John McCain feels comfortable and victorious, Barack Obama won in most States but Hillary Clinton got most delegates and the candidates’ circus has already moved to the next states of Louisia
	The Siemens Connection by Thanos Kalamidas Reading the financial news for the last few years I get the strong feeling that fraud and scandals have become the most common issue between big companies and I suppose that’s another sign of globalization. Coming to globalization, putting a
	Super Tuesday: Primaires De Floride - L'eclaircie Avant La Tempete by Europe & Us A l’issue des résultats de la primaire de Floride sont tombées le même jour deux nouvelles décisives pour la poursuite des élections avec l’abandon de Rudy Giuliani et de John Edwards. Le foisonnement de candid
	The Which Blair Project by Clint Wayne Look out Europe, Tony Blair is circling unnoticed high above your heads like a vulture soaring on the thermals created by the hot air that constantly rises from Brussels. However, it is not a little insignificant road-kill that has caught his atte
	Turkey: Karamanlis, Al Bashir and Alliances Of Civilizations by Europe & Us A visit to Turkey for a Greek prime minister must have been the most troublesome. In fact Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis was barely able to make the visit that had been announced in 2005. Or since 1959, when Greece's legendary polit
	The Peace Train by Jack Wellman On January 30th, 1948, India and the British Empire would be forever changed. That day in New Delhi, India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual and political leader of the Indian independence movement, was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic. Th
	When they were blind by Thanos Kalamidas Perhaps it is just me, but every time I read a new report about the former General Secretary of the United Nations Kofi Annan I get really angry. In a latest visit to Kenya, the former General Secretary witnessed “gross and systematic abuses
	Thanks to Human Rights Activists in Bangladesh by Rohingya Human Rights After the release of my article, "Protection of Rohingya Undocumented Refugees in Bangladesh", I have got huge response from dif
	Kicking a Dead Horse by Jan Sand There is a very old story of a canny farmer whose life style was to wring every last cent out of all of his operations. He cut down on his own food and maintenance to the bare bone and, for a while, made extreme experiments on his horse to cut dow
	Empire of the clowns returns by Thanos Kalamidas Frankly I find it difficult following Italian politics most of the time, there is somehow always something that confuses me and the consociations between parties and politicians seem so fragile and changing all the time that totally confuses me. A
	Pakistan is an interesting country! by Abdulhadi Hairan Here the Hamoodur Rahman Commission clearly named the people who had a role in East Pakistan [that broke the country int
	Gaza: Premier etat independant de l'islamisme arabo-sunnite by Newropeans-Magazine En Juin 2007, Masha Loyak écrivait: Gaza : Premier état indépendant de l’islamisme arabo-sunnite... la donne au Moyen Orient en est fondamentalement changée... Que va-t-il ressortir de cette nouvelle donne ? C’e
	On the American Elections by Alexandra Pereira This really is a significant opportunity for the rest of the world to knock on America’s door and try to open the eyes of the majority (or the more conscious part) of their citizens for an obvious reality: they were cheated too. You simply c
	Rudy Giuliani and the hare by Thanos Kalamidas While all the lights are on, Democrats Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama and Republican John McCain declares the old soldier’s heroic comeback, there is somebody missing: the 9-11 mayor Rudy Giuliani! The man has not shown up yet, even though
	Finlandia: MunicaÂpios e Descentralizcao by Luis Alves A crise económica portuguesa teve início no ano de 2002. Apesar da ténue recuperação ocorrida a partir de 2004, o crescimento da economia portuguesa tem-se mantido por valores insuficient
	Peace Art 2 by Alexandra Pereira Alexandra Pereira returns with more political imagery in her 'Peace Art' series.For the f
	Obama or Clinton? Huckabee! by Europe & Us For many months, the two most asked questions raised in the US presidential elections were "Is America ready for a woman in the White House?“ and "Is America ready for an Afro-American in the White House?“. Somehow, the qu
	A letter to the President of the Cypriot Parliament (Greek) by Mihalis Mihail Κύριε Χριστόφια, Είμαι ένας Κύ
	Stop the Political Crisis in Burma by Rohingya Human Rights Appeal to UN Security Council to Take Strong Action to Stop the Political Crisis in BurmaDate: Monday 31, December 2007Dear Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Members of the United Nations,
	Art In Politics - The Nexus between Art and Politics in Four War Movies by Emanuel L. Paparella Abstract: By fighting fire with fire, politic
	Chile is in no position to give pension reform advice by Newropeans-Magazine Since its inception in 1981, over a quarter of a century ago, Chile's private pension fund system (the AFPs), has attracted a lot of international attention, mainly as a "great pioneering success".
	Art in Politics - Politics at 24 frames-per-second by Asa Butcher As America psyches itself up for another Presidential Election, I will have to familiarise myself with American politics via the Hollywood Handbook once again. Thanks to movies I am able to follow the political system of the USA a little easier
	2008 Elections & the Price of Freedom by Christopher Wilkinson As the rhetoric for America’s presidential election builds up I, like others, watch the news about the candidates. I cannot say I am fully informed. I do have a feeling that something important is missing.I hear the in
	Art in Politics - Symbiotic or parasitic? by Thanos Kalamidas When you were young, before getting on this cynical carousel we are all in, I’m sure there were moments you imagined that there are no countries, nothing to kill or die for and that all the people live in peace. I have and sometimes I sti
	Art in Politics Editorial by The Ovi Team I think a theme like 'art and politics' is one of the most suitable for the thematic Ovi magazine and there are so many angles I’m sure we will not even reach a fraction of them. But, after all, this has never been the role of Ovi
	Grece: mobilisation de la rue contre la reforme du regime des retraites by Newropeans-Magazine Devant les initiatives de Costas Karamanlis, le Premier ministre grec, qui souhaite réformer rapidement le régime des retraites, la société grecque se mobilise. D’importantes manifestations sont prévues le mercred
	End the Siege on Gaza by The Ovi Team We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, support and uphold the call of a coalition of organizations and individuals in Gaza for an international campa
	A new era is coming by Agenda Magazine A new era is coming. Not because soon it is time for the New Year’s resolutions, that are inevitably broken, but because new ways of interaction are announced to us by the new technologies gurus. You saw it, the BBC stepped in the stream:
	Greek Report by Euro Reporter Pensions not under threat People’s pensions will not be reduced as a result of the reforms the government wants to introduce; Employment and Social Security Min
	Like an insurance salesman by Thanos Kalamidas Would you ever expect a nation to have a party because an insurance salesman made a deal of 3000 euros a year? I imagine not, I doubt if the insurance company would make a party with an insurance contract like that. They might have if it was a con
	A scary dude by Thanos Kalamidas I often think that my life in Finland has made me always look at Russia’s side with concern. Finns are like this, they never trusted their gigantic neighbour, always suspicious, always mistrusting them; so after living here for as long I hav
	Europeans from Venus, Americans from beyond the Stars? by Emanuel L. Paparella Abstract: The causes of the crisis of legitimacy afflicting the transatlantic alliance cannot be discerned by simply focusing on Machiavellian secul
	Iran and Venezuela don't want US Dollars anymore by Europe & Us Iranian president Mahmud Ahmadinedschad and Venezuelian president Hugo Chavez are not exactly what one would call friends of the United States of America. At the current OPEC conference in Riyad (Saudi-Arabia), the two declared that they are not l
	Andreas, we lost by Thanos Kalamidas Ανδρέα ...χάσαμε! Με έκπληξη και χωρ
	Another dark day for Pakistan by Thanos Kalamidas A few months ago I was criticized because in one of my articles I was referring to General Musharraf as one of the worst dictators and I was sure that he has no intention to let Pakistan know democracy; after all, he was the last in a long chain o
	Hillary making history by Thanos Kalamidas For a long time many said that what is missing for the position of the American president is either a black or a woman, and it seems that their wish is coming true at least to a certain point, since a black man and a woman are the favourite candid
	Bob Geldof: The economics of poverty by Asa Butcher "I get fascinated by the oxymoron of the economics of poverty, it's a zero sum game, and I get caught up in the meetings and the politics, and then you go back to Africa and you're sitting in a little to
	'Art in Politics' Theme Issue by The Ovi Team Heed Ovi magazine's call to arms! Well, our call is more to get the hands on the ends of your arms working because we are currently preparing to produce the next
	The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 3/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Were one to glance at the very first article of the EU Constitution one would read these words: Inspired by the will of its citizens and the European States, to build a common future, this Co
	The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 2/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Alessandro Manzoni, the devout Catholic and the greatest literary figure of the 19th century, had fervently hoped, with Beethoven, that Napoleon would restore those larger trans-national, cos
	The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 1/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella While the signing of the EU Constitution in Rome in 2004 was hailed as a “new beginning” by the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Galkenende, who then presided over the EU Council, t
	Greek elections (in Greek) 3/3 by Thanos Kalamidas Το τι συμβαίνει αυτή τη στιγμή στο ΠΑΣΟΚ ε
	Greek elections (in Greek) 2/3 by Thanos Kalamidas Για την παρουσία του κυρίου Καρατζαφέρη τ
	Greek elections (in Greek) 1/3 by Thanos Kalamidas Ο λόγος που απέφυγα να γράψω κάτι για τις ε
	L'Europe se fait aussi bien chez soi qu'a Bruxelles by Newropeans-Magazine A l'heure de la mondialisation galopante les citoyens choisissent de dresser des barrières protectionnistes nationales, voire régionales. C’est tout à fait leur droit et leur choix. Il en va de même dans cette Union
	Who's the property? by Thanos Kalamidas Why Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki became angry with Hillary and Carl Levin is a big mystery to me; he even went as far to say that the Democratic Senators were acting as if Iraq was their property. I’m going to be a bit cynical, but
	Some anniversary by Thanos Kalamidas Over the last few days we have often watched on the news how India and Pakistan celebrated their 60th independence anniversary from the British. It seems I don’t really remember how they celebrated their 50th anniversary, but it was really i
	What's the Difference? by Bohdan Yuri When the Russians invaded and occupied Afghanistan, they set up a government to their liking, and had so-called elections to justify their chosen rulers. Anyone who was against their rule was labeled as a criminal and terrorist. As a result, the
	Reforming a...fence! by Thanos Kalamidas For the ones of my generation who thought that the Berlin Wall was the last wall to separate people and societies, the Israeli wall was definitely a disappointment and a monument to the fact that people don’t learn. When the US started build
	Whack the dog by Thanos Kalamidas There is an old story about a servant who was very badly treated by his master. The story says that the master was giving him the hardest jobs, never paid him well or appreciated him and that often when he was returning drunk he was hitting him. T
	A boogie man urgently by Thanos Kalamidas After reading that Nicolas Sarkozy, the frontrunner in the French presidential elections, wants both the far-right and far-left to run in the April 20th polls, I was wondering if the presidential elections had missed their clown since, in the end,
	Finland's National Elections by Thanos Kalamidas The time for the National Elections is getting closer in Finland and you cannot help noticing that candidates and parties are gradually getting more aggressive in their campaigns. The two major parties, Keskusta (the Center Party) and SDP (Social-
	So lonely by Thanos Kalamidas “I’m so lonely!” sings the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s character in the film Team America. However, today they will sing ‘Happy Birthday to You’ and the surprise wil
	Ritva Viljanen ja turvallisuuden monet tasot by Maippi Tapanainen Ihmiset ympäri maailman joutuvat luopumaan oikeuksistaan, suostumaan kontrolleihin ja viranomaisvalvontaan. USA:n julistaman terrorisminvastaisen sodan ”ystävällisessä tulituksessa” ka
	Restauration : TVA 5.5 % - Sarkozy l'a Promis by Newropeans-Magazine Lors de la campagne électorale des élections présidentielles françaises de 2002, Jacques CHIRAC avait promis une TVA à 5.5 pour la restauration, avant la fin de son futur
	Segolene Royal: Oops I Did It Again! by Europe & Us Après Ségolène Royal au Sénégal – jouant à l’institutrice face à quelques journalistes chahuteurs -, Ségolène en Belgique – snobant la presse internationale lors de son passage à
	Kosovo and the Phantom Republics by René Wadlow Martti Ahtisaari, the Finnish mediator for the United Nations on Kosovo, withheld his suggestions for the next steps in Kosovo until after the late January elections in Serbia. As the status of Kosovo, still part of Serbia but functioning as a UN
	On the Agenda by Agenda Magazine A quick intro from the Ovi Team: Agenda Magazine came to our attention late last year and the Ovi team were immediately impressed by Denisa Udroiu's magazine concept. Launched at the be
	Conte: Life and his throne by Amin George Forji It is often said that those who live by the sword will die by the sword. In fact, President Lansana Conte of Guinea, who seized power in the former West African French colony in 1984 and has ruled his country with an iron fist ever since, is now w
	TCE: Angela Merkel by Europe & Us (Avec Henri Malosse) Le traité constitutionnel est ratifié maintenant par 18 pays sur 27 : C'est à dire les 2/3 des pays membres. Autant dire une large majorité de la population de l'Union européenne. C'est
	America's first black president? by Amin George Forji The US Presidential Election is unquestionably the most popular election the world-over. Many leaders and countries traditionally use it as a reference to justify their own democratic culture. This is not just because of its beauty and entertainme
	Hillary is in it to win! by Thanos Kalamidas In Ovi magazine, sometimes serious, occasionally with a humorous feeling, we have often written that it is about time for the superpower to have a woman president and, with a real twist of luck, Sen. Hillary Clinton has announced her intentions to
	Another presidency by Thanos Kalamidas Six months ago when the Finnish Prime Minister Mr. Matti Vanhanen was talking about the priorities of the Finnish EU presidency, he emphasized many times that one of the main issues was going to be the European Constitution and in a way he did so
	L'effondrement du mythe de Tsahal face au Hezbollah by Newropeans-Magazine Le chef d'état-major israélien, le général Dan Haloutz, vient de démissionner à la suite des ratés de la guerre du Liban durant l'été dernier. Il s'agit du plus
	A little man and the bad wolf by Thanos Kalamidas He is a little man, angry with everybody and sure that he has all the solutions for every problem. He simplifies everything and blames others constantly. He talks about the good old times that he never lived or he tries to forget the youth with a
	Who'll play Saddam? by Asa Butcher As sequels go, this one has an extremely generous budget that shows no sign of making any money at the Box Office. It could go down as one of the biggest flops since Vietnam: The Movie, yet we are all quietly wondering whether the America
	Crying fire by Thanos Kalamidas There is no way to win an argument when the other side starts with the idea that you just oppose everything they say without suggesting anything. In this case either your opponent has never heard your argument or never cared to hear. In the case o
	Sarkozy, Royal et (Pauvres de) nous by Europe & Us 229.203 votants. 98,1% de voix recueillies en sa faveur. Comme l’écrit Paul Quinio, journaliste à Libération, Nicolas Sarkozy, au moins au sein du parti qu’il dirige (l’UMP), est bien «Monsieur 100%»,
	Dumbing down by Jan Sand One of the most revered quotations of the American President Lincoln indicates that the people cannot be fooled indefinitely. It intimates that there is a basic wisdom in the general populace of a nation which will discover, in the long run, an
	Die Grenzen der EU by Newropeans-Magazine GASTSPRACHE DEUTSCH - Die Grenzen der EU - Das Ende vom Mythos der unendlichen Erweiterung: Türkei und Ukraine: die Staaten ohne Beitrittsperspektive. Die Staaten des Balkans: die letzte Erweiterung der EU für die
	Power of illusion and illusion of power by Jan Sand Although this pattern repeats itself regularly throughout history, the earliest occurrence of power illusion in my memory was the French Maginot line. It was a line of forts and bunkers and underground passages at the border between France and Ger
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas President Bush's sternly worded warning to Iran and Syria that the United States' new strategy in Iraq could include action against them sent shockwaves across Capitol Hill today, prompting
	A dictator in paradise by Thanos Kalamidas We live in a world that hangs Saddam Hussein one day and a day later millions watch the most disturbing pictures through the internet, even in places as remote as Fiji, a country so small and so distant. However, life does go on in the small islan
	Chavez and full nationalization by Amin George Forji President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has, prior to his official swearing in ceremony for a third presidential term, announced moves which, if validated by the country's congress, would transform the country into a full socialist state.
	Posa einai ta arthra? by Thanos Kalamidas Πόσα είναι τα άρθρα; Αγαπητοί συν
	L'Allemagne, une presidence de l'Union pour rien? by Europe & Us La présidence de l’Union européenne a une apparence, l’Allemagne : ses ambitions sont fortes, mais elle n’a pas les moyens politiques de les réaliser. Elle a une réalité, la France : c’est en eff
	Eviralla on korvat by Matti Ripatti Tätä jälkiteollista ihmisten yhteiseloa on joskus kutsuttu tarinayhteiskunnaksi, mutta paremmin sitä taitaisi kuvata sana eleyhteiskunta tai näköissivilisaatio. Se, miltä maailma näyttää julkisu
	State of lies by Bohdan Yuri We have been living in a state of lies ever since Bush assumed the Presidency. Granted all administrations have lied at some level, but the trend in this administration has spread like a cancerous plague, leaving no one safe from the Republican vi
	Following orders by Thanos Kalamidas It's so sad to see something coming true that was going around in your mind all the time. It is sad to see that they couldn’t even hold themselves for a few months not to mention days. Now we know that their hurry to commit a crime was j
	ANC campaign for Presidency by Amin George Forji The African National Congress in South Africa, which is probably the biggest and, of course, the most famous party in the continent, is likely heeding what observers think will be the fieriest contest in its 95-year history that is the fight to he
	On ne stoppe pas le train de l'elargissement by Europe & Us Avant les vacances d’été, la crise avec la Turquie était inévitable
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has said his government could review relations with any country which criticised the execution of ex-leader Saddam Hussein. Mr Maliki said the hanging was a "domestic affair" for the benefit o
	Shift in American politics by Thanos Kalamidas So, what’s really going on in America? Is this the beginning of the end or a new era all together? When it comes to American politics we are looking at them from Europe, but there is more than an ocean separating us, This not only relates wi
	Du port du voile aux discriminations et violences envers les filletes by Europe & Us La Commission du statut des femmes de l’Onu débattra en 2007 des discriminations et violences envers les fillettes. Dans la République française, les droits des enfants sont strictement protégé
	Castro's resurrection by Thanos Kalamidas Somehow I love that, it is like a time machine or better a time flashback! Back in 70s when somebody was getting seriously ill among the leadership of the soviet union the Russian news agencies used to push photos of the person …healthy and
	Life and luck by Jan Sand War is not an aberration of existence. Peace is an illusion. Every living complex from the individual cell to entire civilizations must, to exist, continually adjust itself to maintain its sustainable dynamic against the multiple assaults of a flu
	Executing punishment by Thanos Kalamidas Just hours before the end of the year and waiting from every official to wish us a peaceful and healthy new year, reality came to prove that one thing that will be the same next year is brutality. How are they going to justify
	Live Aid to ...Somalia? by Thanos Kalamidas If you were following the news back in 90s you have heard that one of the biggest humanitarian events of the decade was the Live Aids concert organized by Rock star Bob Geldorf. The impact of the event was so big that branded a whole era of simila
	Robert Mugabe's brutal destiny by Thanos Kalamidas You don’t need to go far to hear all the horror stories of a terrifying dictatorship. You just have to stop in Johannesburg, the place where most Zimbabwe refugees have fled. Robert Mugabe is Africa’s nightmare and has brought rise to
	IRAN : AHMADINEJAD FAIT FI DES SANCTIONS ET ROULE DES MECANIQUES by Europe & Us Alors que les Etats membres du Conseil de sécurité de l’Onu se félicitent encore des sanctions prises à l’encontre de l’Iran en raison de son programme d’enrichissement nucléa
	King Abdullah's message by Thanos Kalamidas Looking back, the person all sides hated but respected was the only person who could handle the situation for all these years and it was none other than Yasser Arafat. With the non-surprising electoral victory of Hamas, the president of the Palest
	The Somalia carousel by Thanos Kalamidas Somalia’s President Abdullahi Yusuf accused the Islamist militia and the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) for close al-Qaeda links, and that there will be no other peace talks as long these links last and the Islamic movement has terrorist
	Japanese chauvinism by Thanos Kalamidas I have personal issues with words like ‘patriotism’ not because I don’t believe that it is good to love your country but because the line between patriotism and blind chauvinism is very narrow and you never when you have crossed
	Dictating hypocrisy by Thanos Kalamidas It is admirable how often dictators and dictatorial regimes use words like ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom of speech’ in their propaganda, and it is also admirable how often their use of these words makes us think twice. One thing
	An expected apology by Thanos Kalamidas UN General Secretary Mr. Kofi Annan gave his final and goodbye speech at the library of the late US president Harry Truman in Independence, Missouri, talking about the needs of the UN and often pointing at the US and their responsibilities. South
	A death blow to the ICC by Amin George Forji Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet died on December 10th in the Santiago military hospital, where he had been recovering from a heart attack for a week. Priests had administered him with last rites, but doctors believed he was recove
	The grapes of nuclear by Thanos Kalamidas This is not an article defending Iran’s decision to built a nuclear plan, on the contrary, Iran has no right at all to do anything nuclear and that has nothing to do with the cleric dictatorship that runs the country, which will one day make
	The joy of motherhood by Thanos Kalamidas A woman’s pregnancy should never become a media case with analysts spending their time writing about it. On the contrary, it should be seen as a positive act against the aging population of Europe and America, furthermore how this woman conc
	A new chapter by Amin George Forji Even before he embraces the job, the American people, like President Bush, seem to be unanimous in the view that Robert Gates, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the right person to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Defense Sec
	Litvinenko's zombies by Thanos Kalamidas Let’s start with what we know, which is thanks to the press, rumors or in a few cases the British government, who had to stop rumors for the public’s safety. By the way, the British government has shown irresponsibility to the maximum.
	Schengen Zone expands by Amin George Forji The Schengen Agreement came into force on June 14th 1985 to end internal border checkpoints and controls. It is no exaggeration to say that it is one of the best initiatives that has come to Europe in this century. The Schenge
	France: Bayrou, la vraie rupture? by Europe & Us Ca y est. François Bayrou est à son tour «officiellement» candidat, après Ségolène Royal et Nicolas Sarkozy. Son idée générique, dépasser les clivages gauche-droite et plus généralem
	An undergraduate president by Amin George Forji The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) confirmed the application and admission of the country’s incumbent president, Olusegun Obasanjo, into the School of Arts and Social Sciences of the prestigious institution as an undergraduate st
	Nanny's slavery by Thanos Kalamidas They have said that the Athenian democracy was the perfect democracy, where there was perfect freedom and perfect equality, as everybody had the right in the decisions. What they forgot to mention was that the only ones who had all these rights
	1984 Redux by Jan Sand In 1949, George Orwell published a distopic novel predicting the misery that governmental control of technology could possibly inflict upon its citizens. It ranks among other dire predictions of possible horror such
	Solidarity to the humanity day by Thanos Kalamidas Sometimes I find hard to believe that there are some days like International Solidarity Day for the Palestinian People. Thinking about what I have seen over the last few years on the news nearly daily, it is International Solidarity Day for the Pa
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