Greece, Europe, and the sovereignty axis
Europe is being reshaped around an axis of nationalism and sovereignty and Greece is just the beginning
Cohesion & Governance
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
How Berlin contributed to Tsipras’s victory
Germany should have offered debt relief to Greece when it had the chance, and the consequences of its mistake could be serious for Europe
Greece: So yes, yes you can
Last night's victory for Syriza shows that it is possible for a party system in Southern Europe to collapse as a result of a grave mismanagement of the crisis
Affinity without purpose: Britain and Germany in the EU
British-German relations, while shaped by a mutual sense of respect, are almost at a loss on a common agenda
Greece has spoken
Regardless of the electoral outcome in Greece on Monday, life (and democracy) will remain a set of imperfect decisions made with insufficient information
What can go wrong for Europe in 2015?
Two all-too-plausible scenarios could turn 2015 into an annus horribilis for the Union
Are Voodoo Politics bewitching Spanish voters?
The big story these days in Spain is the unexpected – and meteoric – rise in the polls of the leftist Podemos Party
EU solidarity abandoned on Mediterranean shores
In the face of the deaths of thousands of migrants, the response of EU states has been chaotic and disjointed at best.
Where has good old Britain gone?
While the UK used to be on the forefront of human rights, David Cameron's party is poised to change this dramatically with talks of withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights