12 October 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: The Social Democrats have fallen to third place in polls ahead of next week’s elections, as a result of a scandal about an internet smear campaign against Sebastian Kurz, leader of the rival Peoples’ Party. The far right Freedom Party is in second place. The… Continue reading Issue 124:2017 10 12:Week in Brief International
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Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Terror and the internet (Neil Tidmarsh)
21 September 2017 Terror And The Internet A political challenge, not a technological one. By Neil Tidmarsh This week Theresa May is hosting an event at the UN general assembly in New York which will be attended by representatives of internet companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Twitter. The purpose of the event is… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Terror and the internet (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 99: 2016 04 06:The attack on Khan Sheikhoun (Neil Tidmarsh)
06 April 2017 The Attack on Khan Sheikhoun. Assad, sarin gas and the Syrian opposition. by Neil Tidmarsh The defeat of rebel forces in Aleppo and their expulsion from that city clearly wasn’t the end of the civil war in Syria. It wasn’t even the beginning of the end. It was, however, the beginning of… Continue reading Issue 99: 2016 04 06:The attack on Khan Sheikhoun (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue71:2016 09 15:The Syrian Ceasefire (Neil Tidmarsh)
15 September 2016 The Syrian Cease-Fire Third time lucky? by Neil Tidmarsh The cease-fire was announced by US secretary of state John Kerry on Friday, and came into force at sunset on Monday. Russia has agreed to persuade Assad to respect the truce and allow humanitarian aid through to besieged rebel areas; it is also… Continue reading Issue71:2016 09 15:The Syrian Ceasefire (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: International
11 August 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELGIUM: An Algerian armed with a machete attacked two female police officers in Charleroi. He was shot dead by the police. MACEDONIA: A two-week state of emergency was announced after a storm hit the capital Skopje, with 21 people dead, six missing and dozens injured. Hundreds… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: International
Issue 65:2016 08 04: Week in Brief International
04 August 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Traditional summer festivities such as open-air concerts, firework displays and sporting events have been cancelled in many parts of the country as a result of recent terrorist atrocities. Security forces have begun operations at sea, with coastal patrols and helicopter monitoring of ferries entering French waters.… Continue reading Issue 65:2016 08 04: Week in Brief International
Issue 64: 2016 07 28: News in Brief International
28 July 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Two knife-wielding jihadists murdered an 85 year old priest, Father Jacques Hamel, at the altar of a church at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, where he had just begun morning mass. Two other people were injured. The two jihadists were shot dead by police as they left the church… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: News in Brief International
Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief International
14 July 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe CYPRUS: Newly-discovered natural gas fields off the coast of Cyprus could lead to a détente between the Greek-Cypriot government and Turkey. GERMANY: MPs passed new sexual assault laws, as two migrants were convicted of sexual assault over the New Year’s Eve attacks in Cologne. A white paper… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief International
Issue 53:2016 05 24: Week in Brief International
12 May 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: Chancellor Werner Fayman resigned, and will step down as leader of the Social Democrats, after defeat by the far-right Freedom Party in the first round of presidential elections. FRANCE: Following the detection of bird flu in the foie gras producing region of south west France, farms… Continue reading Issue 53:2016 05 24: Week in Brief International
Issue 48: 2016 04 07:Week in Brief (International)
07 April 2016 Week In Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: Austria is preparing to block its Alpine border with Italy in anticipation of migrants coming up through Italy as the Balkan route into Europe closes. BELGIUM: Brussels airport reopened after the recent terrorist attacks, with flights to Portugal, Greece and Italy. There were violent clashes between… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07:Week in Brief (International)
