Turkish Prime Minister Tayipp Erdogan visits Spain

Little did we know that our Debate on Turkey coincided with the visit of the Turkish prime minister Tayipp Erdogan to Spain. Serendipity my dear students. In Madrid both Erdogan and Zapatero spoke about their "Alliance of Civilizations" project which was adopted by the United Nations and about Turkish and Spanish / EU relations. Take a look at what happened to Mr. Erdogan while visiting Sevilla and post your comments below.

Spain as the new Greece?

Have a look at this article as it brings to our class some interesting discussions and contemporary concerns about Spain. Also look at the two graphs and statistical information presented on the left column. Post your thoughts and comments below.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,677904,00.html

Flags and Nations

I think this Eddie Izzard video on flags is representative of the post modern movement because he claims

that something as random and mundane as a flag defines a country/nation. Do you agree? Why or Why not?