The Apple tax bill is not protectionism
International conflicts are inevitable when governments challenge the excesses of multinational corporations
EU instruments
European security concerns bring Russian mafia back onto agenda
For Moscow, Russian-based criminal networks provide an unconventional asset in the geopolitical struggle with the West
Western solidarity with Ukraine: Do it yourself
Kyiv is making a dangerous mistake in confusing western solidarity with unconditional support for the Ukrainian government and its policies
Passing the buck? Berlin and the 2016 NATO Summit
For now, Germany can live with the results of the NATO summit in Warsaw. But if Germany's allies want an engaged partner on defence matters, they will need to engage in active public diplomacy to avoid German retrenchment.
Brexit and defence: Time to dust off the ‘letter of intent’?
In the absence of a comprehensive framework for post-Brexit defence cooperation between the UK and EU 27, the forgotten Letter of Intent agreement could provide a useful stop-gap
Eastern extravaganzas
Political vagaries, a hatred of the elite, corruption and staunch nationalism divide Eastern Europe between populists and liberals
The European border guard: New in name only?
The migrant crisis has spurred reforms to Europe’s border agency Frontex, but it can only be as strong as member states allow it to be
Reforming the Common European Asylum System
The political crisis surrounding the handling of refugee inflows in the EU has now reached a stage where there is too much bad blood for a “more of the same” approach to have much hope of working
Spain versus Russia’s kleptocracy
Let policy not simply be driven by individual judges and magistrates, a case here and a country there – let it be something debated at a national and European Union level and adopted on a broader basis
The migration superpowers
As control over population flows becomes a currency of power, states that follow the M-7’s lead will have the opportunity to boost their geopolitical heft