Europe’s undeclared war against Iran
BY Presseurop The New York Times | PHOTO Mayk
PUBLISHED 04:38, January 27, 2012
Now that the EU has slapped unprecedented sanctions on Iranian oil imports in a bid to thwart its alleged nuclear weapons programme, what are the consequences? asks a Tel Aviv based political scientist. Mark A. Heller. This week, the European Union went to war against Iran. There was no formal declaration, of course, nor even any undeclared use of military force. But the EU decision to place an embargo on Iranian oil imports, ban new contracts, and freeze Iranian Central... [Read more]
Web treaty protests across Poland
BY Presseurop
PUBLISHED 07:59, January 26, 2012

As the Polish government prepares to sign the anti-piracy ACTA treaty, thousands of young internet users have taken to the streets in protest. Like most of their fellow Europeans, they fear it may “label their existential choices and free expression of identity as piracy,” explains internet anthropologist Piotr Cichocki. Grzegorz Szymanik: What does the Internet mean for young people? Piotr... [Read more]




