Monday, October 28, 2013

Britain is held back by its business culture, not the EU

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British ministers like to talk of the British economy being in a ‘global race’, and of the need for their countrymen to shape up and raise t...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Ukraine: Edging towards the EU?

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Ukraine, to its sorrow, has always been on the frontier between Russia and the rest of Europe. Its name even means “Borderlands”. For centur...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Is Putin going soft?

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'The Valdai Club' is an annual public relations exercise for the Russian leadership. A group of international think-tankers, academi...
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Thursday, October 03, 2013

Eurozone recovery: The world is not enough

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The end of the eurozone’s long recession has been met with relief by its policy-makers, with some jumping on the news to justify their manag...
Monday, September 30, 2013

What would a Brexit mean for EU competition policy?

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The debate over Britain’s future in the EU has to date failed to highlight the threat posed to EU competition policy and enforcement, which ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Division and indecision over Syria

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The deal on chemical weapons reached by Russia and the United States marks the latest chapter in the West’s effort to stay out of Syria’s c...
Friday, September 06, 2013

Continuity and change in Germany's EU policy

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However the Germans vote on September 22 nd , Berlin’s attitude to the EU is not going to change much. The opposition Social Democrats call...
Wednesday, September 04, 2013

The Commons vote on Syria:The world turned upside down

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Prime Minister David Cameron made a strong case for taking military action to punish the Syrian regime for using chemical weapons. Labour le...
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Friday, August 23, 2013

Europe's struggle for influence in Egypt

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Egypt tests Europe’s ability to influence events in its southern neighbourhood. In January 2011, the protestors in Tahrir Square brought dow...
Wednesday, August 07, 2013

How the EU can help Kerry with Israeli and Palestinian peace talks

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As soon as US Secretary of State John Kerry announced the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, the EU promised to ...