Europe should not be betting against Trump
Europe, despite the insults meted out to it by Donald Trump, must devise its own strategy come what may because the US has changed
Future of Europe
Voting at 16 in Austria: a possible model for the EU?
Austria has been the only country in the EU that allows voting at the age of 16 at all political levels. Could this be a future model for the EU?
Catalonia is not Scotland, despite appearances
Catalonia and Scotland share grievances that led them to hold referendums on independence, but this does not mean they can be bracketed together.
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.
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.
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