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Niall Mulchinock: The issue of Bosnia needs to figure more prominently on the transatlantic agenda as tensions resulting from the ongoing Butmir process could potentially turn violent. The partnership between the EU and NATO needs to be strengthened in order to deal with the possibility of outbreaks of violence in the region.
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Shirin Mohammadi: Imposing targeted sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard is more likely to hurt the broader Iranian public and not likely to achieve the ultimate goal of moderating the regime's behavior.
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Eva Maria Krockow: The recent trend of burqa ban is guided by Islamophobia and is counter-productive with regards to the peaceful integration of Muslim immigrants.
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Editorial Team: The British election has brought yet another coalition government to power in Europe. For Britain, however, it is the first such government since 1945. Some observers see great hope in Mr. Cameron’s rise to power as one of the youngest Prime Ministers ever. Others fear that he faces overwhelming odds and the internal mechanisms of a coalition government could well bring about his downfall as swiftly as his rise. What are the chances of Mr. Cameron’s government succeeding?
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Alex Jackson: Despite its insistence on its ability to mediate, Turkey has failed to make much progress in stalling Iran's nuclear ambitions and has simply antagonised its Western allies. This poses serious challenges for Ankara's foreign policy.
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Claire Schaepelynck: International human rights standards are harmonized at the European Union Level and then implemented in Member States. Nevertheless, those standards are not necessarily respected and France should review its position and its legislation regarding the treatment of children asylum seekers.
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Editorial Team: As we prepare our upcoming Atlantic Memo, we would like to encourage all readers to make suggestions on improving aid effectiveness to Sub-Saharan Africa. Please respond to the highlighted questions in the draft memo. We highly appreciate your concrete policy recommendations, which will be distributed to policy makers.
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Amitai Etzioni: The current crisis in Europe has led many to call for building stronger shared economic institutions and stronger EU governance. Actually what is missing most is a demos, a true sense of community. Binding EU-wide referendums on the same day in all the member states on issues of great importance are needed.
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Catriona Hanks: The hot issue in the UK elections is the economy. But let us not forget that there are a whole host of significant other issues like UK foreign policy for the next five years.
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Hans Rühle: Brazil is almost certainly developing nuclear weapons. The country’s earlier nuclear weapons programs and the policy of President Lula da Silva’s government suggest that Brazil’s quest for power and international recognition will ultimately lead her to discard her commitment to non-proliferation and put an end to President Obama’s vision of a world free of nuclear weapons.
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