Despite the concerns of critics, it is now up to the EU member states to grasp the opportunity and show the political will to engage in true strategic common cooperation on defense.
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Merkel’s statement was made in the context of many African countries experiencing economic growth while, at the same time, battling militant and terrorist groups.
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In both Poland and in Hungary, conservative social policies have sought to restrict abortion, declared conservative Christian teaching to be the guiding principle behind state policy (despite low religiosity in Hungary, and the constitutional separation of Church and state in Poland), and attempted to criminalize individual ties to the former communist regimes.
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The fact that Greece and Turkey were directly involved in the process through their foreign ministers allowed them to at least partially subsume the Cyprus peace process within the broader frame of Greco-Turkish relations.
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Considering that creating divisions between Muslim and non-Muslim Europeans is a key aim of violent Islamists such as the Islamic State, it seems imperative to focus on strengthening voices calling for unity rather than further fueling division.
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The conclusion for those concerned about the rise of populism is to focus less on the threat of populist parties taking power and more on populists taking over mainstream parties or pushing their policies in a populist direction.
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In some circles, Islam has been perceived as a challenge to core French values, echoing some of the concerns voiced at the height of the imperial period.
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Developing states face insecurity regarding future trade relations with the UK, which are currently governed by EU regimes.
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Wilders promises a Dutch exit from the European Union, the closure of all mosques in the country, a ban on the Koran, and closed borders for refugees and immigrants from Islamic countries.
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The West will be unlikely to find an authoritarian Turkey a reliable partner in its region.
