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Britain's 2014 justice opt-out: Why it bodes ill for Cameron's EU strategy
Essay by Hugo Brady, 23 January 2013
Asia's fading economic miracle
Policy brief by George Magnus, 11 January 2013
How to expand renewable energy after 2020
Policy brief by Stephen Tindale, 07 December 2012

Turkey, the EU and the Mediterranean uprisings

Insight by Katinka Barysch
16 March 2011

The revolts in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have brought home to many people that Turkey has become a force to be reckoned with in this region. Turkey enjoys lots of credibility in the Arab world. It has burgeoning trade ties and solid political relations with many Middle Eastern and Mediterranean countries.
What cuts in US defence budget will mean for the transatlantic alliance

Insight by Tomas Valasek
15 March 2011

The US defence budget seems set to fall as Washington begins to restore order in its finances. Spending on the military has reached such heights – $700 billion, or 20 per cent of the US federal budget – that it has become too large for deficit-cutters to ignore.
A new neighbourhood policy for the EU

Policy brief by Charles Grant
11 March 2011

The revolutions in North Africa have exposed the failings of the EU's neighbourhood policy. Rather than fostering democracy, the policy entrenched autocracy.
What should NATO’s new strategic concept say about Russia?

Insight by Tomas Valasek
09 March 2011

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, NATO has strived to reduce mutual suspicions with Russia and to build a more co-operative relationship. So it is vexing that 20 years on, Russia continues to view NATO as a hostile alliance.
A chance for further CAP reform

Policy brief by Christopher Haskins
28 February 2011

This policy brief argues that the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy which Commissioner Fischler began over a decade ago must now be completed.
The EU’s new politics of movement

Insight by Hugo Brady
17 February 2011

The freedom enjoyed by EU citizens to live and work in each others' countries is a unique liberty. It is the basis around which European governments have tried to build a single border, a compensatory system of co-operation between police, judges and immigration officers and a common refugee policy.
Issue 76 February/March 2011

28 January 2011
European political parties are the key to EU legitimacy
External author(s): Sir Julian Priestley
A new opportunity for EU foreign policy
By Charles Grant, Katinka Barysch. External author(s): Tomas Valasek
Is Germany really rebalancing?
By Simon Tilford
Ireland’s election and the EU: From poster child to enfant terrible?

Insight by Hugo Brady
28 January 2011

Ireland will elect a new government on February 25th to replace a discredited administration loathed by most Irish voters. At first sight, it seems unlikely the election will re-open the fundamentals of a bail-out agreed with fellow eurozone members and the IMF last November.