Tag: Francois Mitterrand

Categories
Geopolitics Ideas

Ukraine In The EU — For A Europe That Is Wider And Deeper

Photo of European and Ukrainian flags flying in front of the EU Parliament in Brussels
European and Ukrainian flags flying in front of the EU Parliament in Brussels Dušan Cvetanović

The prospects of Ukraine and other countries joining the EU force Europe to rethink the very basic way it functions. This moment of crisis can be a bonafide opportunity for the European Union, but will require a level of courage and ambition that has been lacking.

Categories
Ideas Rue Amelot

Faraway Brussels: How We Do And Don’t Grieve For Others

Candles lit in memory of the Brussels terrorist attacks victims
Candles lit in memory of the Brussels terrorist attacks victims Simone Kuhlmey/Pacific Press/ZUMA

MEXICO CITY — Should we grieve? How should we react to calamities, death and pain? I mean other people’s pain, because your own pain is your business, and you can handle it as you please. But to others struck by life’s arbitrary monstrousness, it seems we owe what we might call a “decent” amount of […]

Exit mobile version