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Division and indecision over Syria
Insight by Rem Korteweg, 18 September 2013
The future of Europe's economy: Disaster or deliverance?
Report by Paul De Grauwe, George Magnus, Thomas Mayer, Holger Schmieding, 18 September 2013
Continuity and change in Germany's EU policy
Insight by Charles Grant, 06 September 2013

The eurozone and the US: A tale of two currency zones

Insight by Philip Whyte
21 November 2011

The US and the eurozone are very different monetary unions. These differences explain why financial markets are picking on the eurozone and not the US.
Governments need incentives to pool and share militaries

Insight by Tomas Valasek
01 November 2011

Military collaboration among EU countries makes economic sense, but governments will need additional incentives to overcome reservations about initial costs and erosion of national sovereignty.
Global trade imbalances threaten free trade

Insight by Simon Tilford
17 October 2011

The G20 needs a strategy to rebalance demand between the surplus and deficit economies if the world is to avoid a slide into protectionism.
Britain, the City and the EU: A triangle of suspicion

Insight by Philip Whyte
11 October 2011

Britain has abandoned 'light touch' regulation and signed up to greater supervisory powers at EU level. Yet the Channel looks as wide as ever.
Eurozone crisis: Higher inflation is part of the answer

Insight by Simon Tilford
03 October 2011

The ECB’s inflation target is too low for a currency union. It risks depressing economic growth and makes it hard for countries like Spain and Italy to regain competitiveness.
The euro: Reaching the endgame?

Insight by Simon Tilford
19 September 2011

Eurozone policy-makers have dug in their feet, preferring to deepen the crisis than admit their mistakes. Unless reason trumps moral posturing soon, dissolution of the eurozone is inevitable.
What Libya says about future NATO operations

Insight by Tomas Valasek
26 August 2011

In Libya, the Europeans have for the first time responded to Washington's calls to assume responsibility for their neighbourhood. This should be cause for cautious optimism about NATO.
The US and the EU should support the Palestinian bid for UN membership

Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell
25 August 2011

The US and the EU should support the Palestinian request for UN recognition. If framed constructively, the Palestinian initiative can strengthen the prospects for peace.

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Issue 91 August/September 2013

The spectre of default stalks the eurozone
by Simon Tilford

Edward Snowden's '1984'
by Ian Bond

Will the Dutch help Cameron to reform the EU?
by Rem Korteweg

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Division and indecision over Syria

By Rem Korteweg

The Syrian crisis has split Europe and the US. They should push for a common Security Council position, but an ambiguous resolution may lead to military action and further division.

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