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22/11/2008

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Raabe, Julia

3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Der Standard - Austria | 04/09/2008

Bad timing

Der Standard newspaper calls on the contesting parties to settle their differences and present a united front in view of Russia's power politics: "The new edition of the orange coalition ... has fallen victim to the old rivals' power struggles. ... The crisis in the Caucasus has sharpened the conflict, because relations with Russia have always been a sensitive issue in the country. ... But precisely because of the difficult situation in the region, the government crisis comes at the wrong time. Certainly, fears of Russian military action in Ukraine may be unfounded. But Moscow's flexing its muscles should also a warning to Kiev, which like Georgia aspires to join the Western alliances. Now is the time for unity, not election campaigning. The parties should think about that in the next ten days."

Der Standard - Austria | 19/02/2008

New hopes for the unification of Cyprus

"The failure of entrenched Greek Cypriot nationalist [Tassos Papadopoulos] to win the election paves the way for a new attempt to reunify the virtually divided island,” writes Julia Raabe. "The fact that the Turkish-Cypriot Prime Minister has signalled his readiness to talk seems to confirm hopes for peace. But a lot will depend on Turkey now, which has 40,000 soldiers stationed in the northern part of the island and settled tens of thousands of mainland Turkish citizens there as well. The way the country treats Cyprus – Ankara continues to refuse to recognize this EU member – is one of the biggest obstacles in EU talks regarding Turkey. But with Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and the announcements by many EU countries that they plan to recognise Pristina, Ankara now has new ammunition to bolster its demands for an independent 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.'

Der Standard - Austria | 26/09/2007

Ahmadinejad in New York

Julia Raabe describes how Ahmadinejad has exploited the international stage. "He has attacked Israel ('[it's] based on racism'), talked nonsense at the renowned Columbia University ('There are no homosexuals in Iran') and publicly toyed with the idea of laying a wreath at Ground Zero - he who is 'probably the greatest sponsor of state terrorism' (to quote Condoleeza Rice). And the show will go on for as long as Ahmadinejad remains in the US. But the Iranian president has already played his role brilliantly for Washington. He has presented himself exactly as the Bush Administration sees him. And because he is the only representative of the Iranian regime that can capture the attention of the international public in such a way... there's no danger that a more nuanced picture of the situation in Iran will have to be painted in the future."

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