Cohesion & Governance

Britain might leave the EU. Here’s why Americans should care.

The collapse of European integration could potentially mean an end to the stability, order, and prosperity that the US worked very hard and spent a lot of money to help Europe achieve. And while it's unlikely we'd see a return to anything like the 20th century's massive world wars, the consequences could still extend far beyond Europe's borders.

The drawbridge fallacy

Terrorist attacks in Brussels were quickly pounced on by Brexit supporters, but is Britain's security is strengthened by EU cooperation?

The complex tale of EU cohesion

Josef Janning discusses the first set of results from ECFR’s EU Cohesion Monitor

Britain is part of Europe – like it or not

Its fate is inextricably bound up with that of the rest of the continent and its nation states, just as it has always been – we are condemned to sink or swim together

View from Madrid: No mood for blocking

Spain doesn’t like the deal but, owing to domestic turmoil, may have to go along with it