Trumped up trade: The end of an era
The days of US fiscal restraint, and of global trade growth outpacing GDP growth, are now over.
European Strategy
The Way Forward: EU Digital Policies and Brexit (Part II)
The curtailment of law enforcement cooperation between the UK and the European Union will be an inevitable consequence of the British exit
The way forward: UK digital policies and Brexit (Part I)
The digital challenges related to Brexit are stark but clear. There is no excuse for any policy misstep from May's government.
The Apple tax bill is not protectionism
International conflicts are inevitable when governments challenge the excesses of multinational corporations
Germany and the UK: Hints of a role reversal
The EU debate in Berlin has moved on to one that is more instrumental, aiming to work out what the Union can contribute to protect and empower Europe’s citizens to continue their lives in freedom, security, and prosperity.
Why Hillary Clinton wouldn’t be a foreign policy hawk as president
Hillary Clinton is unlikely to have a hawkish foreign policy once she will be president and her priorities will be very different
EU global strategy under threat from division at home
The new Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy provides a pragmatic vision for the EU’s external relations. But the loss of the United Kingdom and divisions among the remaining 27 may undermine its success.
Trump wants America to stop being the world’s policeman — and start being its rent-a-cop
Trump’s businessman’s approach to foreign policy promises stability to no one
Why coups suck for America
The US-Turkey relationship will fail to evolve into a true alliance of trust and thus be of limited use in defeating ISIS or ending the civil war with the Kurds in Turkey
The EU’s global strategy: Three quotations
A cultural shift to put local expertise and initiative at the centre of policy making is necessary.