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NATIONAL POST--The EU has set a 2025 target for the accession of six Balkan nations. Even the most optimistic know that's wishful thinking

BY ADRIANO MARCHESE (FGJ ‘18) - Slobodan Praljak stood as the presiding judge at The Hague read that his 20-year sentence would be upheld. He was asked to take a seat, but instead the former general sternly declared, “Praljak is not a criminal. With disdain, I reject your verdict,” and with a trembling hand, brought a small vial of cyanide to his lips. Hours later, he was dead. READ MORE

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OPENCANADA--Europe’s political centre struggles to address the right

BY ADRIANO MARCHESE (FGJ ‘18) - Confronted by the growing popularity of Euroskeptic and anti-establishment movements over the past several years, Europe’s traditional mainstream parties are trying to tweak their message to slow the hemorrhaging of their support and regain some of the ground they’ve lost. But their efforts to embrace some far-right rhetoric or to oppose it head on appear to be doing little to turn back the tide in their favour. READ MORE