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Usually, meetings between a new US president and his European and NATO counterparts are a routine affair, culminating with the release of a declaration affirming the strength and vitality of their partnership.
But, as Donald Trump visits Brussels today for the first time since his inauguration, European leaders hope to get some clarity on many contradictory statements from the president on NATO and the EU. And they are ready to confront him, argues Richard Maher.
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US President Donald Trump arrives at the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome.
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Richard Maher, European University Institute
European leaders are still trying to decipher Trump’s thinking on NATO, Europe and many other issues.
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Arts + Culture
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Christian-Georges Schwentzel, Université de Lorraine
Pop culture has always found something sexy about female fighters, who feature in everything from Sumerian hymns and Greek mythology to the new Wonder Woman film.
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Politics + Society
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Ariadna Estévez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Today's ugly politics are not a backlash against global capitalism, they're an open embrace of the racism and greed that has always underpinned so-called global governance.
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Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham
As we celebrate Africa Day and reflect on how far the continent has come since the Organisation of African Unity was founded in 1963, it's a good time to assess whether democracy is working.
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Environment + Energy
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R. Keller Kopf, Charles Sturt University; Dale Nimmo, Charles Sturt University; Paul Humphries, Charles Sturt University
Before we decide to eradicate or control an invasive species, like carp, we need plenty of scientific evidence and independent assessments.
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