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Future of Europe

Satellite image of the Mediterranean sea. Image: NASA (Public domain)
Future of Europe Analyses

The shrinking Euro-Mediterranean policy space

The transformations that have taken place in the EU’s Mediterranean Neighbourhood have reduced the options for a shrinking Euro-Mediterranean policy.

By Gonzalo Escribano
14 Sep 2017 //
29 mins Reading time
The Reichstag, seat of the German parliament in Berlin. Photo: Davor Cengija (Public domain)
Future of Europe Analyses

Kant vs Hobbes: elements of Germany’s emerging grand strategy

Putting its weight behind the status quo is at the core of Germany’s emerging grand strategy. This involves keeping the EU up, the US in, and Russia and China out.

By Ulrich Speck
11 Sep 2017 //
15 mins Reading time
Skyline of Manila. Photo: jopetsy (CC BY 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

The 8% leap in the Philippines: rebalancing partnerships and leading Asian growth

By Ricardo G. Barcelona, Bernardo M. Villejas
05 Sep 2017 //
27 mins Reading time
Elizabeth II, who wears a controversial outfit, leaves the Parliament after the Queen's speech on 21 June. Photo: Roger Harris / House of Lords (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Brexit and Trump as vaccination: four decisive years for the EU

Europe appears to have overcome its fear of the future, although there is no consensus about what precisely that future may be.

By Andrés Ortega
27 Jun 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
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Future of Europe Experts Comments

The Europe of small things

This type of Europe of small things could help the societies of the EU and the Union itself to genuinely transcend national borders.

By Andrés Ortega
20 Jun 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Panorama of the Rock of Gibraltar. Photo: Steven Bacher (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

The joint sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar: benefits for all

In the wake of the Brexit referendum, Spain submitted a negotiation proposal to the UK on Gibraltar that put joint sovereignty, dual nationality for the Gibraltarians and respect for their autonomy on the table.

By Martín Ortega Carcelén
13 Jun 2017 //
22 mins Reading time
Reflections on the Commission’s euro reflection paper: let’s get the sequencing right. New building of the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt.
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Reflections on the Commission’s euro reflection paper: let’s get the sequencing right

How to improve and strengthen the political union introducing the technical solutions that most economists agree upon.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
06 Jun 2017 //
7 mins Reading time
Crossing the red line: how Russian interference in Western democracy is backfiring
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Crossing the red line: how Russian interference in Western democracy is backfiring

Those in the West who argue in favour of detente, of an easing of sanctions and a rapprochement with the Kremlin: difficult to defend it.

By Ulrich Speck
29 May 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
Cyprus from space. Photo: Douglas H. Wheelock / NASA (public domain)
Future of Europe Analyses

Political and geopolitical games in the Cypriot labyrinth: a Greek-Cypriot perspective

Cyprus’s ‘bi-communal negotiations’ have collapsed once again but in a manner that reveals diplomatic cacophony, deceptive international ‘diplomatic’ practices and serious mistakes by both the Greek and Turkish Cypriots themselves.

By Costas Melakopides
26 May 2017 //
18 mins Reading time

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