A geo-political “Thangka”
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The Vanity Fair of European History
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Europe, history, map on 3 August 2011 by delclemBelgium: a never-ending story?
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Belgium, Europe, Flanders, Nationalism on 6 May 2011 by delclem
Is it just political shadow boxing or has the last act of the “Flemish vs Walloon” tragicomedy already begun? However, Belgium is not Central Europe – or is it? Some food for thought for nationalists and Europeans.
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Belgium is like the unloved rich aunt in the nursing home, whose death is expected with impatience by her would-be heirs. However, auntie has been surviving quite a few serious illnesses throughout the years – only to be carried away by a simple flu one day. Is it so with Belgium this time – now that the country holds the dubious European record of not having a working new government more than a year after elections were held in 2010 after another year of political crisis?
delirium clemens 