The section European Politics looks at questions, challenges, issues, threats faced by individual EU Member States. The focus of this page is principally orientated towards the Big three, meaning France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Brexit, or the lack of imagination – March 14, 2019
Thoughts on populism and post-Italian elections – March 16, 2018
The Disintegration of Europe? – October 26, 2017
Not all is well in Europe – October 18, 2017
Catalonia: A Disaster Waiting to Happen? – October 9, 2017
Rediscovering a Forgotten Past – State, Identities and Cohesion – October 5, 2017
A Half-Tone Victory for Merkel – September 25, 2017
Interview with eTBS This Morning – The German Elections – September 25, 2017
European crisis – The forgotten malaises – August 21, 2017
Year Ahead – Europe in 2016 – January 23, 2016
2015 in the Rear-view Mirror – January 4, 2016
European Adventure – The Missing Variable – December 22, 2015
Let’s Talk Schengen, and the Future of European Ideals – November 21, 2015
Nobody Kills France – A Call for National Unity and Courage – November 14, 2015
Emptying the Spirit of the Union – Cameron’s Wishlist – November 12, 2015
Cameron’s Gift to Europeans – November 7, 2015
Global Survey on the Migration Crisis – The European Project on the Brink of Collapse? – September 15, 2015
Juncker’s Trinity – Honesty, Unity and Solidarity – September 9, 2015
Re-Humanizing the Migration Crisis through Images – September 8, 2015
The Unacceptable European Policies and Narratives towards Migrants – August 31, 2015
Providing Leadership – Juncker’s Call for “Collective Courage” – August 24, 2015
Will Tsipras 2.0 be better than Tsipras 1.0? – August 20, 2015
Dehumanizing Migrants – European Strategy to Buck-Pass a Serious Crisis? – August 20, 2015
Survey – Europe and the Migration Crisis – August 15, 2015
A Shameful Summer for Europe – August 12, 2015
It’s Politics, Stupid! – July 16, 2015
Greece votes Oxi, Europe says Gexit – July 8, 2015
Greece – Failure of Leadership with Global Consequences – July 5, 2015
Grexit, Zombies and Back to the Future – June 27, 2015
Euro-tic – The European Nightmare? – June 24, 2015
The French Nation, or the Perpetual Spirit of Resistance – May 27, 2015
British Elections, or the Illustration of a National Malaise – May 4, 2015
Politico lands in Brussels – April 22, 2015
France under the Front National – March 29, 2015
Ida – A Regard into Europe’s Past and Present – February 20, 2015
Syriza – The Greek Silver Bullet? – January 26, 2015
Year in Review – A Relentless 2014 – January 12, 2015
The Comeback of Nicolas Sarkozy – France’s Saviour? – December 1, 2014
Four Questions for a New Commission – October 28, 2014
A New European Leadership – When the East Meets the West – September 2, 2014
Key Dates for the Fall in Europe – August 22, 2014
Talking Europe – Blaming the Media for Europe’s Crisis – July 28, 2014
The Promise of a more Political, Social and Human Europe – July 17, 2014
A book review – Une jeunesse européenne by Guillaume Klossa – July 10, 2014
France, the sick man of Europe? – June 17, 2014
Europe’s Democracy Deficit – May 22, 2014 (US News & World Report)
7 Big Questions for Europe in 2014 – January 24, 2014 (US News & World Report)
The Rumors of the EU’s Demise Are Exaggerated – June 21, 2013 (US News & World Report)
Understanding France’s Gay Marriage Battle – July 9, 2013 (US News & World Report)
Rookie mistake or true colors? – August 4, 2011
