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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Criticism of Western Europe's social system
Andres Arrak writes that social systems in many European states are so well endowed that it makes working hardly worth the trouble. "These social models, which have developed over a long time, have had the effect of diminishing Europeans' motivation to work. Europe is aging, lazy and bureaucracy-ridden, and it has failed to adapt to the new circumstances. These include demographic trends, global competition, the growing need for qualified workers and limited natural resources. The Estonians should have been warned about the state of the European Union they were joining... At present the richer countries are losing an increasing number of jobs - and even entire economic sectors - to other countries. But what to do with the people left behind?"
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The Cartoon Conflict: Pinpointing Responsibility
According to Andres Arrak, the Muhammad cartoon dispute touches on the fundamental question of which rules people in the West are willing to live by. "Nowadays immigration is forcing different peoples and cultures to mix, and information circulates very quickly. Just a hundred years ago, the Arabs would never have found out if somebody in northern Europe made a joke about them. But nowadays immigrants bring their own culture into an unfamiliar environment, and certain cultures and religions are more aggressive than others... It's not yet clear who will win this war. Communism collapsed because the Soviet Union was unable to offer resistance to the powerful President Reagan, but the war on terrorism can't be won with money and an efficient economy."
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