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Europe will never be completely stable while poverty, corruption and conflict persist in Africa (Photo: European Parliament)

Landmines on the map

Given the conflict-ridden history of the European continent one would have thought that peace-making and peace-keeping, together with the control of arms, would be activities strongly identified in the mind of the world with the European 'brand.' But are they? This week the European Parliament took a small step in this direction.

It used to be said that 'America fights while Europe feeds.' This is still true, up to a point, though the US is no mean feeder in its own right. Europe, in t...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Europe will never be completely stable while poverty, corruption and conflict persist in Africa (Photo: European Parliament)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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