Conflicts in the New Year

Foreign Policy issues for 2012.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/12/27/next_years_wars?page=0,2#.TvsJcLI7arc.twitter

Ireland and the EU

"Why did the eurozone governments pressure Ireland to ask for the bailout?"

Economic analysis from the Austrian School of Economics regarding the current economic climate in the EU and in particular the treatment of Ireland's economic problems.

http://mises.org/daily/4876

EU Unemployment Rates

Infograph charting the unemployment rates across Europe, which have risen from a low of 6.8% in 2008 to 9.7% now. This site also contains a breakdown of unemployment rates by gender and nationality so we can see that Spain is suffering the worst rates in Europe and, in general, women are more likely to be unemployed than men.

http://www.iiea.com/blogosphere/the-eu-unemployment-infographic

Rethinking American Governance

Interesting article attempting to redefine the parameters of fascism and include the growing governmental power of consecutive American administrations, including FDR and Nixon. This is an look at the power of the state, with a clear slant in the direction of libertarianism.

http://mises.org/daily/5634/Americas-Unique-Fascism

Antibiotic Resistance

Worrying trend with regards to the growing resistance to existing antibiotics on the market in Europe.

http://www.nature.com/news/antibiotic-resistance-marching-across-europe-1.9413

Depositions from 1641

Depositions taken from victims of the inter-communal massacres which took part in Ireland during the War of the Three Kingdoms.

http://1641.tcd.ie/

Real Change

The governmental changes in Europe and the wide-spread belief that the system is broken, now perhaps real change is not only possible, but absolutely necessary.

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/boskin18/English

Monti To The Rescue?

Italy, and indeed Europe, holds its collective breath as Mario Monti takes the increasingly unsteady Italian reins.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/11/20/can-monti-save-italy-the-trouble-with-technocrats.html