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- Iraq war plan 'wholly inadequate,' UK report finds after 7-year inquiryThe Chilcot inquiry criticized the British government for signing on to the conflict before exhausting other options, but did not accuse Former Prime Minister Tony Blair of misleading the public.聽
- FocusPost-Brexit, can a 'gentler' model help globalization survive?Politicians have failed to adapt their message to voters鈥 concerns that they are getting sidelined. That鈥檚 made it easy for populists to play on people鈥檚 concerns that they are losing control over their lives.
- FocusAs Britain leaves, EU debates how to 'make Europe attractive again'EU leaders will have to recalibrate the bloc to stop a further breakup, not only by delivering concrete results like jobs to citizens, but also by making sure their case for unity is heard over growing nationalism.
- Why does the extreme right appeal in Europe? Slovakia offers troubling clues.Part 10 of Who is 'Europe'?, a weekly series on how European natives and residents are responding to pressures from terrorism, migration, nationalism, and the 'European project.'
- For pro-EU Ukraine, a chill wind blows with BrexitThe crisis over Britain's vote to leave the EU may worsens the prospects for joining a Europe already experiencing 'Ukraine fatigue.'
- First LookWhy EU wants a swift Brexit (but isn't likely to get it)Despite European Union pressure, Britain isn't in a hurry to trigger the 'exit clause' from the EU.
- For Russians, Brexit elicits schadenfreude, but also worryBritain's pending exit from the European Union recalls the breakup of the USSR but also raises questions about Russia's attempt to build its own common market.
- 'Let me cook you dinner': Europe's refugees find new way to integrateIn Paris and across Europe, refugee chefs are using their talents to try to both connect with local communities and to help local populations take a more positive view of immigrants.
- European Union leaders begin to plot a future without BritainGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed in an address to the German Parliament that Britain must not be allowed to 'cherry-pick' how it maintains its ties to the continent.聽
- Brexit is just the latest blow to globalizationBrexit has given momentum to the idea that, perhaps, the onward march of globalization is not inevitable.
- Brexit aftershock: a broad challenge to British politics, democracyWhile those on the winning side hail the people鈥檚 choice to leave the European Union, the results have been contested across the country. And both major parties are seeing leadership battles.
- Pope Francis visits Armenia, calls 1915 massacre a 'genocide'Pope Francis, on the second day of his trip to Armenia, made an early Saturday morning stop at the Tzitzernakaberd, the "Genocide Memorial and Museum."
- In victory for Brexit, a defiant protest against globalizationThe final results of the long-awaited referendum on Britain鈥檚 EU membership 鈥 with 52 percent voting to leave 鈥 puts the country, and the EU, in uncharted and potentially dangerous waters.
- Britons 鈥 and the pound 鈥 wait out suspenseful Brexit vote tallyThe British pound seesawed dramatically as results trickled in for Britain's 'Brexit' referendum, with increasingly mixed signals about which way votes would go.聽
- German police kill gunman who stormed cinema, no other fatalitiesThe gunman entered the Kinopolis movie theater in Viernheim with what is being described as a long gun and took hostages before police arrived at the scene.聽
- Brexit: Will 'Leave' voters chart a new course for Britain?Brexit's 'Leave' voters are fueled by economics, right-wing nostalgia, and a history that has long set Britain apart from the Continental powers.聽
- FocusAmid Brexit tumult over immigration, Leicester offers a different pathPart 9 of Who is 'Europe'?, a weekly series on how European natives and residents are responding to pressures from terrorism, migration, nationalism, and the 'European project.'
- How Brexit could transform America's 'special relationship' with BritainIf Britain votes to exit the European Union, Washington would lose its key advocate for US interests within the bloc. But some argue that Brexit would strengthen Britain economically, making it a stronger ally.
- As Brexit debate reaches crescendo, Europe fears for the EU's soulA British exit from the European Union would shift the balance of power in the bloc in ways that many hope to avoid. And some fear it could trigger the union's disintegration.
- Brexit debate's strange bedfellows could prove vital after the voteThe referendum on Britain's future in the EU has split the usual blocs and created alliances across party lines. Those odd groupings may be a means to mending the country's divides following the June 23 vote.