Friday 11th

11 May 2012
Top slot
Top article: 
Italy’s elections, austerity, and the European Social Model
Top article description: 
The message that seems to emanate from local elections in Italy as well as the European polls of the last weekend is a resounding mistrust in and repudiation of ruling politicians, their methods, and their policies – austerity first and foremost. Traditional parties should beware the costs of ignoring it.
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Left column
Article 1: 
In defence of greatness: Britain's carrier saga
Article 1 description: 
A single cost-cutting decision to an expensive naval project is in itself a mere adjustment. But in a wider context it highlights the missing debate about Britain's 21st-century security needs.
Article 2: 
10 years after: taking stock of China’s WTO membership
Article 2 description: 
China's accession into the WTO in 2001 sparked fierce debate as to its consequences for China's development, the impact on (un)employment in economically advanced states, and the effect on the international devision of labor. Ten years later, it is time to take stock.
Article 3: 
The dream of "managing militarization" in Syria
Article 3 description: 
What should be the international approach to resolving the Syrian crisis, and does diplomacy or military aid to the rebels offer a better chance of progress? Mariano Aguirre responds to the criticisms of Steven Heydemann and Reinoud Leenders, and reaffirms his argument against a violence-based policy.
Right column
Article 1: 
Borders of punishments: criminology and migration control
Article 1 description: 
Migration control increasingly resembles crime control, what’s worse is that migrants are not afforded the same long-fought for procedural safeguards as suspected criminal offenders. Ultimately, history tells us that this is a matter of concern for us all, foreigner and citizen alike
Article 2: 
Summoning political will to rid the Middle East of WMD
Article 2 description: 
Time is running out for the long anticipated conference in Helsinki on how to establish a nuclear free zone in the Middle East, Rebecca Johnson reports on the final day of the NPT Review in Vienna
Article 3: 
A temporary alliance? The AKP, Fethullah Gülen and religion in Turkish politics
Article 3 description: 
With the Gülen movement emerging as a potential challenger for the governing AK Party, the future direction of Turkish politics will be determined by the outcome of the impending power struggle, argues William Armstrong.
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