Hurriyet Daily News (02/04/2015)  examines the implications of globalisation on Turkish society and the radicalisation of nationalist stances in the country’s modern political identity, as analysed in the newly-published collection of essays Turkey between Nationalism and Globalisation.

New York Times (05/04/2015)  reports on the controversial attempt by Bulgaria to stop the flow of refugees from North Africa and the Middle East through the construction of a fence aimed at deterring people from crossing the border.

I24 News (07/04/2015) looks at the reasons behind Pakistan’s involvement in the Yemen war, and analyses the implications for the regional geopolitical balance.

Aljazeera America (06/04/2015) describes the procedure that foreigners must face to obtain Russian residency, in the context of a framework of historical revisionism.

The New Yorker (06/04/2015) looks at the effects of living abroad on Chinese students, and the impacts of this experience on their conception of Chinese politics, foreign policy, and democracy.

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Washington Post (30/03/2015) analyses the different uses of social media by autocratic regimes, its use as an instrument of control, and the resulting threats to democracy.

Europblog (30/03/2015) examines the composition of Spain’s Parliament in light of the surge of the Catalan party Ciudadanos.

OpenDemocracy (30/03/2015) features an anlysis of national immigration policies, their impacts on migrants, and their subordination to global capitalist dynamics.

Al Jazeera (27/03/2015) reads Iran’s involvement in the battle against Isis in Iraq as a crucial opportunity for the country to enhance its regional influence, pre-empt accusations of sectarianism, and support Iraq’s territorial integrity, which Iran sees as indispensible to regional stability.

Gulf News (30/03/2015) reports on the implications of Western sanctions on the Russian government’s popularity, highlighting the consequent increase in support for the government.

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Counterpunch (19/03/2015) examines the current political situation in Ukraine, highlighting the lack of an effective democracy and the rise of a nationalist state characterized by political and social violations committed by Ukraine’s power holders.

Al Arabiya (23/03/2015) reports on the evolution of the US–Iranian relationship and Arab countries’ policies in the area in light of the ISIS emergency, and the consequences for the Palestinian cause.

Open Democracy (23/03/2015)  takes a look at the Turkish government’s stance on the country’s women’s movement, and focuses on official gender politics and its rejection of embeddin gender equality into the political agenda.

International Policy Digest (18/03/2015) analyses the rise of the Front National in France, and the increase of the ‘protest vote’ in Europe.

Daily Sabah (22/03/2015)  features an interview with the Kurdish–Iranian academic Abbas Vali concerning the evolution of the reconciliation process and the recognition of Kurdish identity in the time of ISIS.

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CNN (15/03/2015) features a critical profile of the Israeli leader; as mirrored by the country’s foreign policy, he has been guilty of alienating the sympathies of traditional Israel supporters and, in the end, will likely end up serving Palestinian interests.

The International Relations and Security Netwok (11/03/2015) takes a look at the growing militarisation of the seas in eastern Asia as strongly connected to a growing nationalism; the modern struggle for maintenance of the status quo, set upon the oceans.

Telesur (15/03/2015) reports on attempts to reconstruct Bolivian identity based on “re-decolonisation” and the creation of a “plurinational” society.

Huffington Post (16/03/2015) the collapse of the values of modern society gives birth to many forms of political, economic and religious extremism, aimed at preserving and defending identity.

East Asian Forum (12/03/2015) reports on the potential threat to the democratic transition in Myanmar represented by the rise of the Buddhist nationalist movement, and in particular four important new bills under consideration by the legislature

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The Economist (07/03/2015) reflects on the extent of the domestic repression being perpetrated by the Russian government, and the insidious spread of decentralised violence as a natural consequence of politics as practised in Putin’s Russia.

The Huffington Post (08/03/2015) provides an interesting analysis of the failure of nationalist politics in Romania, in contrast to other European countries (such as Hungary, Greece, or Bulgaria) where the economic downturn appeared to favour right-nationalist parties.

The Washington Post (08/03/2015)  analyses the retreat of political openness in Chinese civil society before the advance of nationalism and intolerance, as the state appears determined to reassert a centralised ideological control.

Al Jazeera (09/03/2015) reflects on the parallel growing threats of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Europe and globally, highlighting common underlying elements between the two.

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