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The ever-ambiguous European Union project
The European Union’s ambiguity-ridden system is increasingly hard to sell to populations. Stranded in a no-man’s-land between a federal state and a confederation, today’s EU features neither sound democracy, nor prudent governance, nor a vibrant economy. A true federalist system could go a long way toward addressing these weaknesses, but it implies the idea of a nation at the federal level.Even though there is an undeniable feeling of Europeanness in our part of the world, it is still hard to see any “European nation.”
Theresa May’s guardedly optimistic Brexit scenario
Under London’s current proposal, the United Kingdom could quit the European Union at midnight on March 30, 2019 largely unscathed, leaving behind a smaller, but cooperatively disposed community on the continent and the outstanding, complex divorce issues for settling later on. But then, there is the “cliff edge” scenario with ...
GIS Dossier: Europe’s migration impasse
The steady flow of migrants from the Middle East and Africa suddenly exploded in 2015 into the greatest crisis of its kind in Europe since World War II. How this happened and what the EU and national governments ought to do about it is examined in this survey of work ...
European elections – expect the unexpected
European governments and leaders in Brussels would be wise to brace for political shocks in this year’s elections. This is a moment in history when polls tend to mislead and the unthinkable can happen, deeply upsetting the established order. The time for making contingency plans is now.
Russia and the European balance of power
An effective European response to the dangerous challenge from Russia ought to be an old-fashioned carrot and stick policy; the former being a recognition of Russia’s role as a global power with legitimate security interests, and the latter – credible defense.
