07.04.2022 , in ((Europe on the Brink))
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Robin Stünzi
One month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly 4 million people have fled the country – a movement of population unseen in Europe since the Second World War. Europe’s response to this exodus has been similarly remarkable; the EU States have shown a degree of solidarity unobserved since the
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05.04.2022 , in ((Europe on the Brink))
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Marie-Eve Bélanger
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has requested that the country be allowed to join the European Union as a result of Russia’s invasion. But is there sufficient political support across Europe for Ukraine to be given a viable path to EU membership? On 28 February, four days into the Russian invasion
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31.03.2022 , in ((Europe on the Brink))
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Etienne Piguet
An argument that has been circulating widely over the recent days is that opening up to the victims of the war in Ukraine has allegedly revealed a racist attitude of closure toward Syrian, Afghan, and Yemeni refugees. Many propagators of this idea are very well-meaning. They want to push Europe
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29.03.2022 , in ((Europe on the Brink))
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Etienne Piguet
L’argument selon lequel l’ouverture aux victimes de la guerre en Ukraine serait révélatrice d’une fermeture raciste vis-à-vis des réfugiés syriens, afghans ou yéménites a connu une large diffusion ces derniers jours. Beaucoup de ses propagateurs sont pleins de bonnes intentions. Ils souhaitent pousser l’Europe à plus de générosité et prennent
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24.03.2022 , in ((Europe on the Brink))
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Janine Dahinden
Since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, two observations among others, are haunting many social scientists: First, unprecedented solidarity of European states and their people with refugees fleeing Ukraine. Second, a double standard applied to other refugee groups from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq or African countries. These two observations
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