Cyprus says “no” to the Eurogroup, the IMF, the European Central Bank, the…..

But how dare they? It all started in the early hours of Saturday 16 March, when the Eurogroup announced its

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The Teutoburg Forest Battle

Introduction Reading H.A.L. Fisher’s “A History of Europe” I stumbled upon the battle of Teutoburg Forrest in 9 A.D. and

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Reflecting on the results of the Italian Elections, February 2013: When things don’t work, they don’t work.

A lot has been written about the results of the Italian elections. The ink has not dried yet. I want to

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Adventures and perils in the life of an innocent flower, or more than one

In 1957 Mao wrote: “Letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy of

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Objects that tell a story: (1) Carved Rosewood Sofa

Today I start a new series of posts, on objects that tell a story. The first object is a carved

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Golo Mann: The History of Germany since 1789 – Part I

Born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, he was the third son of the novelist Thomas Mann and his wife Katia Mann.

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1001 Ways to Die – (5) Ferdinand Lassalle, German Politician and Publicist

The German politician and publicist Ferdinand Lassalle (1825-64) died after a duel in Switzerland at the age of 40. Sturm und

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1001 Ways to Die – (3) Heinrich von Kleist, Writer

2011 will mark the 200th anniversary of the death of the great German writer Heinrich von Kleist. Kleist was born

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1001 Ways to Die – (1) Fritz Wunderlich, Tenor

Today I embark on a sequence of posts, under the title “1001 ways to die”. The inspiration for this came

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Dinner Party on the occasion of Despoinarion's Oscar Celebration and Awards

 Today’s post is a celebration for Despoinarion‘s Oscar Awards.  The celebration is double in nature: we celebrate first the award

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