The EU-Turkey Agreement: a turning point in the EU’s policy approach to the refugee crisis but with the devil lurking in the detail
The EU-Turkey agreement is a far cry from Angela Merkel’s open borders policy of the summer of 2015.
Democracy and citizenship
Contrasts between the realism of Kennan and Obama
The greatest disagreements between George F. Kennan's realism and Barack Obama's would today centre on the Middle East and the US reaction to Daesh.
Kennan’s ‘long telegram’: reflections from the past and the present
On 22 February 1946 George F. Kennan sent to Washington a memorandum known as the ‘long telegram’, which stated the policy of containment.
How immigrant integration unfolds
Where and how should integration policy-makers focus their resources and attention?
The US: votes of rage
Of the various terms used to describe the mood of voters, ‘rage’ emerge with the greatest frequency in the analyses and surveys of the elections in the US.
The Trump-Le Pen nightmare is unlikely to come true, but it does muddy the waters
A nightmare scenario is causing some serious concern: seeing Donald Trump become US President in 2017 while Marine Le Pen becomes President of France.
Quebec’s paradox: feeling less pro-independent but also less Canadian
Although independence in Quebec is much lower than 20 years ago, Quebeckers feel less Canadian than ever.
Illiberal demagoguery splits Europe at the seams
The greatest internal fissure in the EU is now between East and West. Illiberal demagoguery is a democratic regression that can undermine its very foundations.
In 2016 Latinos will decide who gets to the White House
The number of eligible Latinos (those who can register on the electoral census) should account for 13% of the total, 2% more than in the last presidential elections.
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