https://www.european-journal.org The European Journal of International Affairs, founded in 1988, is dedicated to shaping ideas and framing politics in order to give a common perspective and a common voice to Europe in international affairs. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:45:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 https://www.european-journal.org/2010/08/13/the-west-an-unexamined-word-and-the-shadow-of-history/ https://www.european-journal.org/2010/08/13/the-west-an-unexamined-word-and-the-shadow-of-history/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:21:05 +0000 editor https://www.european-journal.org/journal/?p=469 The unexamined word should not worth using, to adapt Socrates, and indeed in this age of rampant mass media the unexamined word in the geopolitical arena can be dangerously misleading. Words support people’s attitudes and colour their thinking  And sometimes it seems as if their seductive properties  can leave us blind to the actual qualities [...]]]> https://www.european-journal.org/2010/08/13/the-west-an-unexamined-word-and-the-shadow-of-history/feed/ 14 https://www.european-journal.org/2010/05/14/have-no-fear-the-lasting-legacy-of-pope-john-paul-ii/ https://www.european-journal.org/2010/05/14/have-no-fear-the-lasting-legacy-of-pope-john-paul-ii/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 06:34:25 +0000 admin https://www.european-journal.org/journal/?p=55 The lasting legacy of Pope John Paul II For those accustomed to living in Italy’s capital as in a contemporary modern city, the days that elapsed from Pope John Paul II’s final decline and funeral to the election of his successor on Saint Peter’s throne presented the very unusual experience of living for a week in [...]]]> https://www.european-journal.org/2010/05/14/have-no-fear-the-lasting-legacy-of-pope-john-paul-ii/feed/ 12