Small Britain, Small Europe
The tensions revealed by the British elections are representative of Europe's wider dilemmas
Cohesion & Governance
Europe’s Galápagos moment
It may be that Europe’s postmodern order has become so advanced and particular to its environment that it is impossible for others to follow
Harnessing Spain’s “communist moment”
Where did Podemos come from and where is it taking Spain?
A pragmatic approach to building a European Army
An argument in favour of merging the territorial defence forces of an inner core of EU member states
Tsipras’s Mistake
Tsipras's first task should have been to find the higher political reasoning to encourage the extension of the bailout programme in favour of Greece
Five takeaways from France’s departmental elections
After his party’s poor showing in the departmental elections, Hollande must face up to five disturbing realities
In the name of Europe
The EU needs a strategy which links its values and its interests
Brussels has fallen
Internal divisions and external challenges threaten the continued survival of the European Union.
Greece, Europe, and the sovereignty axis
Europe is being reshaped around an axis of nationalism and sovereignty and Greece is just the beginning
The battle of Europe’s utopias
The EU’s austerity policies have led to a fragmentation of its power, encouraging the rise of populist parties