Russia & China Saving SchengenThe EU & migration
  • True partners? How Russia and China see each other
    Report by Dmitri Trenin, 13 February 2012
    True partners? How Russia and China see each other
  • Saving Schengen: How to protect passport-free travel in Europe
    Report by Hugo Brady, 20 January 2012
    Saving Schengen: How to protect passport-free travel in Europe
  • The EU and migration: A call for action
    Essay by Charles Clarke, 01 December 2011
    The EU and migration: A call for action

Publications

  • Russia is not completely wrong about Syria
    Russia is not completely wrong about Syria
    Insight by Edward Burke
    17 February 2012

    The Kremlin may be playing realpolitik and taking pride in blocking the West in Syria, but it has drawn attention to some weaknesses in Western diplomacy.

  • True partners? How Russia and China see each other
    True partners? How Russia and China see each other
    Report by Dmitri Trenin
    13 February 2012

    Beijing and Moscow share the goal of curbing US power, but will not become allies. Moscow rejects a junior role, while China sees Russia as a fading power.

  • France: Why the self-flagellation?
    France: Why the self-flagellation?
    Insight by Simon Tilford
    10 February 2012

    France has its economic weaknesses. But in some important respects its model holds out better prospects for a return to economic growth across the eurozone than does Germany's.

  • Annual report 2011
    Annual report 2011
    Report by Charles Grant
    09 February 2012

    Our annual report looks at key changes in the EU: Germany's rise, France's decline, Britain's marginalisation and the Commission's loss of influence.

  • Greece's real challenge
    Greece's real challenge
    Insight by Katinka Barysch
    03 February 2012

    Greece's new bail-out package needs less austerity and more structural reforms. A bloated and immobile public sector remains a drag on growth.

  • Why France is leaving Afghanistan
    Why France is leaving Afghanistan
    Insight by Edward Burke
    02 February 2012

    France has sent a clear message by withdrawing its troops early from Afghanistan: NATO is failing to meet its objectives. The problem lies in Kabul not Paris.

  • The Baltic states and Ireland are not a model for Italy and Spain
    The Baltic states and Ireland are not a model for Italy and Spain
    Insight by Simon Tilford
    27 January 2012

    Were Italy and Spain to emulate the Baltics states and Ireland, the implications for the European economy and the future of the euro would be devastating.

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    Needed: A growth strategy for Europe
    Bulletin article by Simon Tilford
    26 January 2012

    The struggle to address the eurozone crisis means that Europe's unprecedented economic malaise is receiving far too little attention. To the extent that the EU has a growth strategy it relies heavily on the adoption of structural reforms in the crisis-hit eurozone economies.