The art of the possible: European reform after the Italian election
The Italian election leaves Macron and Merkel short of partners for ambitious EU reform
European Power
Too close for comfort: European geostrategy and the transatlantic alliance
The question for Europe now is whether it needs to de-couple its strategy toward regional great powers from that of the United States
Europe and the great powers
Mark Leonard speaks with Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Kadri Liik, François Godement and Jeremy Shapiro about Europe’s relations with the US, China, Russia and Turkey. The podcast…
Fighting fake news: Caught between a rock and a hard place
Government regulation on fake news is unlikely to prevent malicious actors from meddling in our elections or polarising our societies.
Italy: Following Britain towards the exit?
With elections approaching, the fact that Italy’s EU cohesion profile is approaching Britain’s is cause for grave concern across Europe
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Das Digital – Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data
A new series of seminars on the effect of the Digital Revolution on International Relations
Italy votes: Europe in the Italian election
The primary European issues in the Italian election debate are migration, the future of the eurozone, and security/defence.
How to reunite a divided Britain
A Brexit outcome where no-one wins (and everyone loses)
Post-Brexit security concerns should safeguard scandal-hit UK aid budget
The UK sees overseas aid as an important part of its approach to international security. With Brexit it is already feeling vulnerable enough without introducing new security worries.
Trade conflict with the U.S. is the only way to protect free trade
Free trade is about more than just about low tariffs. It is also about predictability, and the EU must not allow Trump to introduce arbitrary tariffs at will.