Forgotten lessons for the Eurozone
A Monetary Union is one where there is a single fiat currency with a single monetary authority (a central bank). It also has a single interest and exchange rate, and […]
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Message to – and from – the European political leadership: Agreeing to disagree on strategy is a luxury the EU can no longer afford
“We, the political leaders of the EU member states, in order to ensure the security of our citizens and to resolve more effectively and more efficiently the common problems we face at
The BRICS’ New Development Bank and the EU’s options
Following decades of unchallenged Western dominance, the global governance system is currently being reshaped. Key emerging powers led by China have set out to increase their influence in global – […]
Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: why the ‘black garden’ will not blossom any time soon
After the recent escalation of fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia-backed separatist forces of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh – the bloodiest and most wide-ranging for the last 22 years – […]
Belgium. A discreet and pragmatic europhile approach
This article has been published in The European Union in the fog. Building Bridges Between National Perspectives on the European Union. Edited by Vivien Pertusot. The Building Bridges project looks […]
Envisioning European defence. Five futures
This collective endeavour, published by the EU Institute for Security Studies, outlines five possible future scenarios for European defence. The aim is to develop plausible and coherent descriptions of what […]