Europe?s road to a new Jerusalem
The EU?s new policy statement on Israel and Palestine is pretty good. Now Europe needs to use it ? and the money poured into Palestine ? as the basis for real change.
Human Rights
Germany and Europe: 1989, 2009…2029
Twenty years on, the chessboard is shaking once again
In the mirror of the future
No one seems to care about 1989 anymore
Nice location, shame about the neighbours
Europe?s biggest challenge in coming decades is how it will get along with the Islamic world
Europe?s civilian failings
Prospect Magazine blog post on our latest report – A review of Europe’s civilian capacities
The EU and failing states
The EU has a disturbing ?lack of capacity? when it comes to state building and crisis missions. The EU and its member states need to stand up to help prevent fragile states turning into failed states.
No more low-hanging fruit
Since 1989 liberal reformers have helped bring 10 Eastern bloc countries into the EU. Now comes the hard part.
Backsliding on human rights
The EU and their allies have to get their act together on human rights. Lives are at risk.
Lives at risk at the UN
As European power at the UN declines, human rights standards drop and lives are put at risk
No easy solution for hunger
African farmers need seeds and fertilizers – and Governments that work