Tag: Europe

Darfurian Refugees Still Waiting, Over a Decade Later

By Kate Cimini on March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 Darfur, Darfur genocide, Europe, France, refugee, refugee crisis

Over a decade after the genocide in Darfur began, millions of refugees are still waiting for their lives to begin again. Abdulmaged Daoud, who was 11 at the start of the genocide, is one such refugee.

Conflicts and Terrorism International Relations

Video: German military might, revisited

By Kevin Schmidt on March 24, 2018March 28, 2018 Bundeswehr, Cold War, EUCOM, Europe, German Historical Institute, Germany, Kai Rohrschneider, Kevin Schmidt, Military, Stuttgart, U.S. Army Europe, Wiesbaden

Germany is on the front lines of a potential crisis in Eastern Europe , but some Germans aren’t ready to become a military power again.

International Relations

Photo Essay: Inside the refugee crisis in Paris

By Oyin Falana, Joey Mendolia and Clarissa Jones on March 14, 2018 crisis, Europe, France, refugee

This photo essay features images of students from refugees and their makeshift camps across Paris and the students of Pierre Claver School also located in Paris.

International Relations

As the Front National licks its post-2017 wounds, anti-immigrant parties make gains across Western Europe

By Elizabeth Strassner on March 13, 2018 Europe, European Union, far right, France, front national, Germany, Italy

France’s far-right party, the Front National, may have been decisively defeated at the polls last May, but the anti-immigrant policies it supports are still attracting voters across Western Europe.

Global Health and Migration

Video: Taking on the Paris refugee crisis, one van ride at a time

By Kevin Schmidt on February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 Europe, Heather Young, homeless, Kevin Schmidt, medill explores, Paris, refugee

Heather Young operates Paris Refugee Ground Support from a single van she drives throughout the city, distributing aid to homeless refugees living on the streets and near waterways in the French capital.

Conflicts and Terrorism

EUCOM grapples with emerging Russian threat in Eastern Europe

By Kevin Schmidt on February 14, 2018 Casey Egan, EUCOM, Europe, Germany, Kevin Schmidt, Military, russia

With the uptick in Russian military aggression starting with the annexation of Crimea in 2014, U.S military command headquarters in Europe is seeking a balance of resources to address the region’s threats as it becomes a broader part of America’s national defense strategy.