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2018: Crisis in Decision-Making
My overview for 2018 in international relations was published in The Times of Malta (3.I.2018). In the article, I outline some of the...
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Merkel's No-Win Situation
Angela Merkel's CDU-CSU emerged as the largest party in the German Federal Elections held on the 24th September. However, her success at...
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Malta in the European Union
Several factors condition Malta’s role within the European Union: its small size, its location at the periphery of the Union, its small...