European Power

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. 

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

Boris Johnson the Counter-Revolutionary

Johnson did more than anyone to bury Britain’s European future; but his ultra-flexibility may yet prove to be its salvation

Europe seen from the outside – the British view

The next phase of European integration must engage with – and provide safeguards against – the dark side of interdependence. Otherwise Brexit will be just the beginning