Europe’s New Year’s Irresolution
Will the eurozone crisis end in 2013, or will it drag on throughout the year, and perhaps even deteriorate anew? This is likely to be not only the crucial question for the European Union’s further...
View ArticleThe U.K. and the EU: Irreconcilable Differences?
The European Union is a remarkable achievement that now faces its most threatening crisis. The reason for both is the same: Its insistence through the years on combining ambition and ambiguity....
View ArticleThe New Political Geography Of Europe
The euro crisis has revolutionised politics across Europe. Established political parties are fighting for their lives; countries that thought of themselves as part of the European core are finding...
View ArticleSearching For A New Paradigm
Five years after the advent of the crisis, it’s time to shed outdated economic paradigms. Four international experts explain the ideas we have to leave behind – and outline what comes next for the...
View ArticleThe European-American Dream
Today, three European countries are among the world’s seven largest economies. Ten years from now, only two will remain. By 2030, only Germany will still be on the list, and by 2050, none will remain....
View ArticleBeyond Chocolate, Cheese, and Banking
The whole of Europe seems to be in economic and political crisis. But there is a small area of calm at the continent’s core: Switzerland. Although much of what makes the country successful would not...
View ArticleCommonwealth Takes Over
Men from the Commonwealth – and they are men – are taking over the British establishment’s positions of power. Read Here – The SpectatorFiled under: United Kingdom Tagged: Australia, Bank of England,...
View ArticleGermany’s Dilemma
There is a new German question. It is this: Can Europe’s most powerful country lead the way in building both a sustainable, internationally competitive Eurozone and a strong, internationally credible...
View ArticleWhat Is The New German Question?
There is a new German question. It is this: Can Europe’s most powerful country lead the way in building both a sustainable, internationally competitive eurozone and a strong, internationally credible...
View ArticleShould The Commonwealth Live Or Die?
THE biggest achievement of the Commonwealth, its admirers say, is the fact of its unlikely existence. That so many former British colonies and dominions should be content to co-exist in a club which...
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