The challenges of the IOM in a migration tricky era
The Portuguese António Vitorino will head the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the next five years from 1 October.
Future of Europe
EU: external centrifugal forces and European ‘clusters’
The EU's problems stem not only from within but also from without. What the governments of non-member countries do has an impact on the range of ‘clusters’ into which the Union is fracturing, divisions that are already more complex than North-South, East-West or lenders-borrowers.
Turkey’s choice: an election that might be too close to call
The upcoming elections in Turkey are not only about who is to govern the country but also about how it will be governed.
G7 in Canada: Trump’s bravado annoys Europe
The G7 will continue to be whether the White House returning to the good old Western or whether there has been a permanent shift in foreign policy.
Spain is not Italy
Italy and Spain are not only highly different, if anything they have become more so. This has become even more pronounced with the recent political changes in the two countries.
Turkey in and out of NATO? An instance of a turbulent alliance with Western institutions
Turkey’s links with its Western allies have steadily deteriorated over the past few years. There have been major developments over the past decade that need to be looked at in order to explain the current estrangement with NATO.
A Brazilian perspective on the challenges facing the EU and Latin American cooperation agenda
The construction of a cooperation agenda between the EU and South America must take into account the challenges Latin American countries need to overcome to correct their democratic deficits and the negative social and political effects of their economic development models.
Religion’s waning influence in Western Europe
In general –despite the fact that several countries in the EU have some form of Christianity as their official state creed–, religion has lost influence in Western Europe, whether in terms of beliefs, religious practice or institutions, although less so in terms of identity.
Scotland and London: a constitutional crisis over Brexit?
The Scottish parliament rejected the Brexit Bill. A majority wants to prevent that London uses Brexit to strengthen its control over Scotland.
Quit kicking the can down the road: a Spanish view of EMU reforms
This document written by Spanish economists offers some recommendations towards a stronger architecture for the euro through deeper fiscal, financial and economic integration. It also advocates a greater degree of political union to provide democratic legitimacy and accountability.
Should Europe limit Chinese investment?
Why would such a European mechanism to supervise investment be necessary at this time?
Gibraltar, a possible solution: diffused sovereignty and shared functions
Brexit opens a small window of opportunity to attempt to resolve the status of Gibraltar.
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