Merkel is Germany
Angela Merkel is not only German, she is Germany. Her latest victory in the elections, while expected, heralds a new phase for the EU, albeit limited.
Future of Europe
Transforming the United Nations: countering the US budget-cut threats
The US threat of budget cuts or other means of reducing the importance of the United Nations highlights the need for a more independent and balanced organisation through the reinvigorated role of other powers, such as the EU.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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