Waterways in remote, pristine tropical forests located in the Caribbean and Central America contain levels of nitrogen comparable to amounts found in streams and rivers flowing through polluted forests in the United States and Europe. This discovery by a Princeton University-led research team raises questions about how tropical forests might respond if they were to […] … learn more→

British Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to veto the new European Union agreement for greater financial stability in the Eurozone reminds us that despite the talk of greater European integration, the nation state is still very much alive and well. Odd one out The agreement, a Franco-German initiative, was meant to create mechanisms for greater […] … learn more→

Europe is in crisis and its future is said to depend on Germany. The most comprehensive study of Germany\’s early modern history ever undertaken questions just how much we know about its past – and how much we understand it as a result. … learn more→

Many young people in Europe think violent protest can be a legitimate response to the political system they feel no connection to. They believe government pays very little attention to them and have very little trust in political or social institutions. Throughout the coverage of the unrest in England last month, one voice was conspicuously […] … learn more→

Public funding chopped, global competition on the rise, intruding on what used to be uncontested home turf. This is a hard time for most higher education institutions in Europe and North America, the two regions most affected by the global economic crisis. And when support from the state is no longer taken for granted, the […] … learn more→