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The Cooperative Narratives of the EU, NATO, and the Netherlands
By Yael Velvel, MA Media and Strategic Communication ’23 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP) The Netherlands has historically served as a humanitarian home for political and...
Narrative Misalignment on the Ireland/UK border
By Julie Harrington, MA Media and Strategic Communications ’23 Photo credit: unsplash.com The border dividing the Ireland from the UK is an international border that has become fiercely important in terms of the EU and Brexit negotiations. Since 2005, the border...
Turkey’s Use of Narratives to Counter Anti-European Union Membership Narratives
By Alexis Searfoss, MPA, MA Media and Strategic Communications ’23 The Republic of Turkey has been waiting decades to be moved from candidate for membership in the European Union to full member. As of 2016, accession talks were put on hold by the European Council but...
Solidifying Spain’s European State Narrative
By Miranda Ewald, MA Global Communications ‘22 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meets with Moroccan King Mohammed VI, Moncloa (REUTERS) Spain and Morocco’s Shifting Relationship Until recently,...
A Fallen France? French Identity Narratives Viewed through the AUKUS Deal
By Jesse Tanson, MA International Affairs ’22 The AUKUS incident between France, the United States, and Australia occurred due to a contract breach between Australia and France. Australian authorities had contracted France to develop shortfin barracuda...
