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In the U.K., a Violent Cycle: Hateful Attacks, Right-Wing Agitation and Riots

11 June 2026 at 18:08
Two stabbings have fueled violent protests in England and Northern Ireland in the last 10 days, fanned online by right-wing voices. In Britain and across Europe, it’s a grim pattern.

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Protests north of Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday in response to a stabbing attack two days earlier.

Elites at a Standstill: Why the Western European Ruling Circles Are Failing

11 June 2026 at 15:05
A considerable number of political scientists, when assessing the current state of international affairs, come to the conclusion that the most striking manifestation of the new global balance of power is the decline of Western civilization, the rapid rise of China, and the marginalisation of Western Europe. Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer noted in […]
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