Western Europe 
An Old Institution Seeks Legitimacy Through New Media(0)
When you hear the words “new media” and “non-democratically elected leaders” in the same sentence, chances are that you start thinking about Burma, Iran or China. But in other countries Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are increasingly used by a more popular breed of heads of state that have never been challenged at the polls.
Europe’s Gas Opera
In Guiseppe Verdi’s 1841 opera “Nabucco,” the eponymous Babylonian king: destroys Jerusalem and takes the Jews captive; goes mad and regains sanity; then begs the God of the Hebrews for forgiveness and lets the Jews go. Apparently, someone named Europe’s southern gas corridor project after this classic Italian
Valkyrie and Other Films About German Resistance to the Nazis
The film Valkyrie, about a plot to kill Hitler, hit the U.S. recently. And those out there wondering about the story behind that film, and other films out there that have told the story of German resistance movements during the time of the Nazis, should check out SIPA professor Anne Nelson’s piece she just published. [...]
The Booth and Beyond: The Global Impact of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
The Booth and Beyond will be cross-posted on Voices Without Votes, a collaboration between Global Voices and Reuters that highlights conversations about the elections in non-American blogs and citizen media.
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With less than a week before the U.S. Presidential elections on November 4th, voters and non-voters the world over are eagerly awaiting [...]