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Wev`eweo gy> Cklcut Kyoj,Uj`vers`ty fb Fjofiuz Cky`s

Ujoer Aresaejt kjo Arfss> _le News `j tle C`oode Khes gy Ckri Aflej `s k usebud wfri bfr tlfse

`jteresteo `j tle quest`fj fb tle stktus fb News ujoer Alr`st`kj rude kjo Cusd`c rude `j tle C`oode

Khes. _l`s gffi gfdody kttecpts tf kjkdyze tle l`stfry fb New`sl-Alr`st`kj kjo New`sl-Cusd`c

redkt`fjs kjo afcpkre tle`r s`c`dkr`t`es kjo o`bberejaes fver k per`fo fb jekrdy fje tlfuskjo yekrs.

@j l`s `jtrfouat`fj, Ckri Aflej expdk`js tle cft`vkt`fj gel`jo tle gffi gy succkr`z`jh tle

l`stfr`fhrkply fb News d`v`jh ujoer Cusd`c ks wedd ks Alr`st`kj rude. Le `oejt`b`es twf ck`j

perspeat`ves fj tle New`sl exper`ejaes `j tle Ekst kjo tle Xest, gftl fb wl`al kre respfjses tf

afjtecpfrkry New`sl exper`ejaes `j Alr`st`kj Eurfpe kjo tle C`oode Ekst. _le afjt`jueo exadus`fj

kjo perseaut`fj fb Eurfpekj News `j tle ;0tl kjo 7=tl aejtur`es, oesp`te tle EurfpekjEjd`hltejcejts prfc`ses fb tfderkjae kjo kaaeptkjae, deo tf tle arekt`fj fb k dkalrycfse

afjaept`fj fb New`sl l`stfry `j Alr`stejofc.

_le kutlfrs stkrt`jh pf`jt `s tle stktus fb News ujoer Cusd`c rude kjo tle afjbd`at`jh perspeat`ves

fj tl`s `ssue, tle cytl fb tle @sdkc`a-New`sl `jterbk`tl utfp`k kjo tle afujter-cytl fb @sdkc`a

perseaut`fj fb News. _le utfp`kj cytl fb tfderkjae afjtr`guteo tf New`sl Fr`ejtkd`sts kjo

l`stfr`kjs oejfujaecejt fb tle ceo`evkd Alr`st`kj trektcejt fb News kjo ar`t`a`sc fb d`gerkd

Alr`st`kj Eurfpe. _le skce cytl ledpeo Krkgs krhue tlkt ^`fj`sc slkttereo k utfp`k fb Krkg-New`sl

lkrcfjy ujoer Cusd`c rude. _le afujter-cytl fb Cusd`c perseaut`fj `s sfcet`ces adk`ceo gy

sfce New`sl tl`jiers. _l`s jew cytl lks geej oesar`geo gy Ckri Aflej ks tle jef-dkalrycfseafjaept`fj fb New`sl-Krkg l`stfry. (p.0) Aflej krhues tlkt gftl tle arekt`fj fb k dkalrycfse

afjaept`fj fb New`sl l`stfry `j Alr`stejofc kjo tle jef-dkalrycfse afjaept`fj fb New`sl-Krkg

l`stfry equkddy o`stfrt tle pkst. (xx`) Qf, le prfpfses k afcpkrkt`ve kpprfkal tf ujoerstkjo wly

tle @sdkc`a-New`sl redkt`fjsl`p greo sf cual dess v`fdejae kjo perseaut`fj tlkj redkt`fjs getweej

Alr`st`kjs kjo News. (xx`) Gy us`jh tle `ckhery fb tle aresaejt kjo arfss, Ckri Aflej futd`jes l`s

afcpkrkt`ve brkcewfri bfr `jvest`hkt`jh tle s`tukt`fj fb News d`v`jh w`tl`j tle Cusd`c kjo Alr`st`kj

a`v`d`zkt`fjs. Aflejs kpprfkal fperktes gy kppdy`jh twf cfoeds tf tle News9 fje fb `jadus`fj kjo

tle ftler fb exadus`fj. _le kutlfr stuo`es tle o`bberejt kspeats fb tle d`v`jh afjo`t`fjs fb News ujoer

e`tler @sdkc`a fr Alr`st`kj rude tf expdk`j wl`al cfoed kppd`es tf tle akse kt lkjo. Le kjkdyzes tle

tlefdfh`akd kssucpt`fjs, nur`o`akd, eafjfc`a, sfa`kd, kjo pfd`t`akd a`raucstkjaes ks wedd ks tle

`rrkt`fjkd afjv`at`fjs kgfut tle New`sl [uest`fj. Le sugstkjt`ktes l`s adk`cs gy b`jo`jh wr`ttej

ev`oejae tf suppfrt tle o`st`jat`fj getweej tle twf a`v`d`zkt`fjs. _l`s ev`oejae suppfrts l`s tles`s

tlkt tle @sdkc`a wfrdo lko k cfre a`v`d`zeo kjo `jadus`ve (`j Aflejs tercs pdurkd`st`a) kpprfkal tf

tle ftler hukrkjteeo gy Qlkr`k, wl`de tle Alr`st`kj wfrdo kjo tle Alural exaduoeo News brfc

dehkd prfteat`fj.

Gy afjtrkst`jh @sdkc versus Alr`st`kj`ty `j tle`r cfre fr dess o`v`jedy frok`jeo kpprfkal tf tle

ftler, Aflej oecfjstrktes cealkj`scs fperkt`jh w`tl`j okr kd-`sdkc ks wedd ks Alr`stejofc fb

Jfrtlerj Eurfpe. Kdtlfuhl tle k`c fb Aflejs afcpkrkt`ve cetlfo wks tf oecytlfdfh`ze tle

jkrrkt`ve fb k utfp`kj stkte fb tfderkjae tlkt tle jfj-Cusd`cs ejnfyeo ujoer tle @sdkc`a rude ks wedd

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ks `ts afujter-cytl fb tle perseauteo ujged`evers d`v`jh `j Cusd`c dkjos, tle kutlfr seecs tf bfaus

cfre fj tle kjkdys`s fb tle New`sl stktus ks kj futakst `j tle dkjo fb tle Arfss.

Q`jae tle geh`jj`jh fb @sdkc, News were v`eweo ks ge`jh `ccerseo w`tl`j k o`v`jedy frok`jeo sfa`kd,

eafjfc`a, pfd`t`akd, kjo red`h`fus systec. _le Cusd`c `oek wks tf `jaduoe jfj-Cusd`cs `j tle jkce

fb pekae. Bfr @sdkc, tle pr`ae tle News lko tf pky bfr prfteat`fj wks tle`r sugfro`jkt`fj tf Cusd`c

dkw kjo kaaept`jh tle dfwest sfa`kd stktus w`tl`j tle brkcewfri fb k pekaebud @sdkc`a froer.

Lfwever, w`tl`j Alr`stejofc, tle News were pfs`t`fjeo futs`oe tle prfteat`ve gfujokr`es fb

red`h`fus kjo seaudkr dkw. _le ck`j krhucejt fb tle dess a`v`d`zeo kpprfkal kppd`eo tf tle News

w`tl`j tle ofck`j fb Alr`stejofc wks gkseo fj tle dkai fb adekrdy stkteo kjo o`v`jedy frok`jeo

rudes tfwkro tle News. _lus, pfs`t`fj`jh tlec futs`oe fb tle prfteat`fj fb rehudkr dkw expfseo tlec

tf tle krg`trkry oea`s`fjs fb ujpreo`atkgde ruders. _f ckie tle afjtrkst slkrper, tle @sdkc`a

pekaebud strktehy lks geej afcpkreo tf tle Ksliejkz` stktus, ks tley were afjs`oereo futs`oers

kdfjh w`tl pkhkjs, ujged`evers, leret`as, kjo depers.

Kaafro`jh tf tle kutlfr, @sdkc sfdveo tle New`sl prfgdec `j k cfre a`v`d`zeo wky, ks tle News

were o`sar`c`jkteo khk`jst gy Cusd`cs fjdy `b tley v`fdkteo tle o`v`jedy skjat`fjeo sfa`kd froer. Ks

Aflej wr`tes, Ujd`ie Alr`stejofc, wl`al sfdveo `ts New`sl prfgdec `j tle dkter C`oode Khes gy kjt`

Qec`t`a exaesses fb curoer, bfraeo afjvers`fj, fr expuds`fj, jfje fb tlese v`fdejt sfdut`fjs tf tle

New`sl prfgdec were ecpdfyeo `j tle @sdkc`a wfrdo. @sdkc afjt`jueo tf kaaept tle News ks kj

ecgeooeo kjo frhkj`a edecejt fb sfa`ety evej ks tle hejerkd ad`ckte fb wedd-ge`jh kjo seaur`ty fb

tle ekrd`er per`fo wkjeo. (p.7

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o`v`je afccuj`ty, kdtlfuhl reck`j`jh `j k sugfro`jkteo pfs`t`fj `j tle @sdkc`a wfrdo, Aflej

afjtr`gutes tf k adekrer ujoerstkjo`jh fb wly `j Alr`stejofc, New`sl pefpde were sfa`kddy exaduoeo,

tlefdfh`akddy st`hckt`zeo, kjo plys`akddy expeddeo fr restr`ateo tf aertk`j res`oejt`kd qukrters.

Lfwever, gftl `j tle @sdkc`a kjo tle Alr`st`kj wfrdo, gftl ofck`js ksserteo tle`r super`fr`ty fver

tle News d`v`jh `j tle`r respeat`ve dkjos. Jevertledess, @sdkc reafhj`zeo tlkt ftler red`h`fjs slfudo

ge prfteateo ks dfjh ks tley sugc`tteo tf tle @sdkc`a `oekd fb pekaebud afex`stejae. _le Ksliejkz`

kjo Qeplkro`a New`sl afccuj`t`es kre twf o`st`jat hrfups fb News geakuse tley d`veo `j twf o`st`jat

a`v`d`zkt`fjs, gut gftl were sugc`ss`ve katfrs. _le Qeplkro`a New`sl afccuj`ty res`oeo ujoer k

Cusd`c wfrdo fb tfderkjae wl`de tle Ksliejkz` New`sl afccuj`ty d`veo `j k Alr`st`kj wfrdo fb

`jtfderkjae. Ks Ckri Aflej wr`tes, News oeb`jeo tlecsedves v`s--v`s ftlers nust ks ftlers oeb`jeo

tlecsedves v`s--v`s tle News, yet tle New`sl vf`ae seecs tf ge s`dejt w`tl`j gftl jkrrkt`ves

jkrrkt`ves.

_le oeterc`jkt`fj fb tle rkt`fjkd fb wlere tle ftler b`ts `jtf e`tler tle @sdkc`a fr Alr`st`kj sfa`kd

froer `s oea`s`ve `j tl`s gffis `jqu`ry kjo, kaafro`jh tf tle kutlfr, revekds tlkt tle cfre `jadus`ve

@sdkc`a wfrdo wks kdsf cfre a`v`d`zeo `j `ts trektcejt fb tle ftler. @j sual tercs, Aflejs kjkdys`s

afjtr`gutes tf k getter ujoerstkjo`jh fb tle afjtecpfrkry `jterred`h`fus `cpksse getweej tle tlree

ck`j uj`verskd red`h`fus.

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