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Walking Back Brexit? U.K. in Shock as Snap Election Signals "Welcome Dose of Reality"
British Prime Minister Theresa May declared Tuesday that a “snap election” would be held June 8, three years ahead of schedule, shocking the nation and throwing the Brexit project into widespread question.
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Brexit and London Terror Attacks May Have More In Common Than We Think
“If the eviction notice comes, I'll leave. I don't think this government will be taken seriously if they keep expressing the idea that the resident Europeans are their bargaining chips," said Anna, an E.U. citizen in London.
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From U.K. to Holland to Germany, the Alt-Right Is Reshaping European Opinion
"Fake news" has generated considerable attention in America in recent months, but less has been written about Europe's alt-right platforms which are enjoying an unprecedented rise in popularity as they agitate a restless population.
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Defeat for UKIP In Working Class Stronghold Deals Blow to Brexit and Ultra-Nationalists
UKIP’s defeat in Stoke-on-Trent suggests the tides may be turning and the populist wave that threatened to smash the traditional order of British politics, and continue to lever the rightward shift, is starting to be broken.
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The Resistance In Europe: Can People Push Back Against the Rise of the Far-Right?
By all accounts it seems Europe is headed back to the bad old days of Euroskepticism and guarded isolationism. Yet some core areas of resistance remain and could be poised to pull Europe back from the brink.
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British Medical Revolt As Brexit Pushes Non-UK Doctors Off the Island
"The reality is that the [British] government does not appreciate what E.U. nationals like me have contributed to the U.K., and only sees us as bargaining chips," says Dr. Birgit Woolley, from Germany, after decades working in the UK.
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"Stop Trump" Movement Calls For Biggest Demonstrations in UK History
A coalition of activists, trade unions and Members of Parliament have pledged to hold the “biggest demonstrations in UK history” when Donald Trump makes his state visit to Britain later this year.
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"A Post-Western Age": Munich Security Report Details Fragile World Order
With the rise of populism threatening the international order, the report warns of an "illiberal moment" globally—and the withdrawal of the U.S. on the world stage could allow others to take advantage of the power vacuum.
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Europe at a Crossroads as Austria Votes Whether To Move Far Right
Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party has a shot to win the presidency and become Austria's first right-wing head of state since the end of World War II.
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On the Chopping Block: Post-Brexit Human Rights In the U.K.
U.K. citizens must ask why their Conservative government would seek to repeal a law that has the primary function of solidifying the protections people enjoy against the government itself.
