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Archives: Europe
![The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to ‘flash mob’ a Trump Victory?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/the-anti-bouazizi-did-russia-try-187x137.jpg)
![Heavy Smoke from SF Russian Consulate Chimney as Moscow Fears Search by US](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/heavy-smoke-from-sf-russian-cons-187x137.jpg)
Heavy Smoke from SF Russian Consulate Chimney as Moscow Fears Search by US
By Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL ) | - - WASHINGTON -- Russia's Foreign Ministry said that U.S. law enforcement officials intend to search its San Francisco consulate and some diplomatic residences,…![China smashes 2020 solar power target, leaves US & Europe in Dust](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/china-smashes-2020-solar-power-t-187x137.jpg)
China smashes 2020 solar power target, leaves US & Europe in Dust
By Sam Morgan | ( EURACTIV.com) | - - China eclipses Europe as 2020 solar power target is smashed. China has reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule,…![Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/barcelona-nearly-500k-march-for-187x137.jpg)
Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia
TeleSur | - - Marchers, on Saturday, displayed signs and banners with various slogans. Some read, “No to Islamophobia,” “The best response: Peace,” and “I’m not afraid.” Almost half a million people…![Muslims well-integrated in Western Europe, but still face rejection](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/muslims-well-integrated-in-weste-187x137.jpg)
Muslims well-integrated in Western Europe, but still face rejection
By Zoran Radosavljevic | EURACTIV.com | - - Muslims have come a long way towards integration into Western Europe, particularly in terms of language, education and work, but remain on the margins…![Germany’s Merkel: A Selfish & Isolationist America isn’t “Great Again”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/germanys-merkel-a-selfish-isolat-187x137.jpg)
Germany’s Merkel: A Selfish & Isolationist America isn’t “Great Again”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In an interview with Handelsblatt , German Chancellor Angela Merkel took on Donald Trump's philosophy directly. She said that Trump's isolationism cannot make…![Green Norway: Will it be the World’s First post-Carbon Society?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/green-norway-will-it-be-the-worl-187x137.jpg)
Green Norway: Will it be the World’s First post-Carbon Society?
By Sam Morgan | EurActiv.com | - - Norway has the renewable resources and political will to become the world’s first country to use entirely clean electricity for its power demands, according…![‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/not-in-our-name-barcelona-muslim-187x137.jpg)
‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks
TeleSur | - - The crowd chanted slogans such as "Islam is peace!" and “They are not Muslims, they are terrorists!” In the wake of two attacks in Catalonia this week, claimed…![Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/are-isil-recruits-more-street-ga-187x137.jpg)
Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?
By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | - - The recent terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland once again compel us to ask: Who joins the [so-called] Islamic State [group], and…![Trump on Barcelona: Recalls US War on Spain, Brutal Occupation of Filipino Muslims](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trump-on-barcelona-recalls-us-wa-187x137.jpg)
Trump on Barcelona: Recalls US War on Spain, Brutal Occupation of Filipino Muslims
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A vehicular terror attack in Barcelona that left over a dozen people dead and 100 injured has been claimed by ISIL. Another terrorist…![German Politicians think Trump is dangerously close to Neo-Nazis, and they Should know](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/german-politicians-think-trump-i-187x137.jpg)
German Politicians think Trump is dangerously close to Neo-Nazis, and they Should know
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The nation of Germany gazed with helpless horror at Trump's disastrous Tuesday press conference, in which he tried to make a false equivalency…![Remembering the White Rose anti-Nazi Activists](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/remembering-the-white-rose-anti-187x137.jpg)
Remembering the White Rose anti-Nazi Activists
Global Nonviolent Action Database | Swarthmore University By Aly Passanante | (Edited by Max Rennebohm) | Global Nonviolent Action Database | - - Amidst the omnipresence of violence during World War II,…![Trump bends over, thanks Putin for Expelling 755 Career US Diplomats](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trump-bends-over-thanks-putin-fo-187x137.jpg)
Trump bends over, thanks Putin for Expelling 755 Career US Diplomats
CNN. | (News Video Clip) | - - 1. "President Trump thanks Russian President Putin for expelling US diplomats from Russia following US imposed sanctions." 2. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.…![Should Western Countries be Selling Masses of Arms to Saudi Arabia?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/should-western-countries-be-sell-187x137.jpg)
Should Western Countries be Selling Masses of Arms to Saudi Arabia?
By Riccardo Labianco | (The Conversation) | - - Since the catastrophic Yemeni civil war began in 2015, the British public has woken up to a serious problem: the use of UK-manufactured…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/friends-1-187x137.png)
UN Report: Muslim Youth going to fight in Syria mostly not Motivated by Islam
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Lizzie Dearden at The Independent reviews a new report by the United Nations Office of counter-terrorism report. Some 25,000 young men are said…![Trump’s Worst Nightmare: Mueller’s Grand Jury Subpoena’s Russia Documents](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trumps-worst-nightmare-muellers-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Worst Nightmare: Mueller’s Grand Jury Subpoenas Russia Documents
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller has empaneled a grand jury in the investigation of Trump's ties to Russia. The Grand Jury in turn has…![How our Intel Agencies Screwed us by Letting Sessions, Trumpies get away with Russia Scheme](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/how-our-intel-agencies-screwed-u-187x137.jpg)
How our Intel Agencies Screwed us by Letting Sessions, Trumpies get away with Russia Scheme
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima and Greg Miller at WaPo report from a US intelligence source that former Russian ambassador to the US, Sergei…![Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/can-trump-use-the-presidential-p-187x137.jpg)
Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?
By Austin Sarat | (The Conversation) | - - Speculation is mounting that President Donald Trump could issue a pardon to members of his family and close associates who are suspected of…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/169580-187x137.jpg)
Trump hands Putin gift, cancels Support for Syrian Rebels
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Greg Jaffe and Adam Entous at WaPo report that Trump cancelled the CIA program to support the remnants of the Free Syrian Army…![Russia: Assault on Freedom of Expression](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921193932im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/russia-assault-on-freedom-of-exp-187x137.jpg)