FEPS in cooperation with the Olof Palme International Center present the most comprehensive description of the Syrian opposition available to date. Paper signed 5 May 2012 by Aron Lund, a Swedish writer and journalist specialising in Middle Eastern affairs
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Whenever negative headlines about corruption and malpractice hit the South African press a discussion starts on whether South Africa is following the fate of Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe the leader of the liberation movement, Robert Mugabe, has turned into a dictator and his party ZANU PF into ...
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The results of the Indian regional elections invariably affect stability at the level of the central government both in the short and long term. Read the new paper from our FEPS Correspondent in New Delhi, Klaus Voll
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This paper marks the beginning of a research project in which FEPS analyses the resurgence of right wing populism and extremism in Europe. It seeks to establish an analytical framework for practical use by those who are opposed to the broadly defined “far right”.
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The beginning of the 21st century has seen significant changes in the power dynamics governing the Asia-Pacific region. A new paper from one of our Indian correspondents, Indrani Bagchi.
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With the announcement of the intention of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to return to the office of President, there has been much speculation in the media about the direction which Russian politics will take. This study by attempts to assess how the Russian party system ...
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With ANC Youth League president Malema calling for the expropriation of land without compensation, land reform has come into focus once again. This reflects Robert Mugabe's actions in Zimbabwe when he confiscated land owned by whites in 2000 to offset his loss of the support of his people.
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The achievements of social democracy during the 20th century are pretty impressive. The social market economy, the breaking down of previously rigid social barriers, the near-attainment of gender equality, the liberalisation of society, the fight against racism and xenophobia, ...
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At the recent local government election in South Africa on 18th May 2011 the ANC lost about 3% to the 2006 local elections but still remains the dominant party with over 63% of the votes.
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This paper by Arnold Wehmhoerner looks at the development of South African foreign policy since the end of apartheid. It deals with the divergent approaches taken by Mandela, Mbeki and Zuma and the changing circumstances in which the country finds itself as an economic powerhouse, ...
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A FEPS’s delegation led by Ernst Stetter (secretary general of FEPS), Zita Gurmai (Vice-President of FEPS, President of PES Women and Member of the European Parliament) and Jesús Caldera Sánchez-Capitán ...
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The overthrow of Mubarak in Egypt, the events in Tunisia and the fighting in Libya sparked intensive discussions in the rest of Africa, especially in countries which have been under the control of dictators for a long time, such as Zimbabwe. But the police there detained 46 people including ...
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