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Issue 73 August/September 2010

30 July 2010
The US-China 'reset': An opportunity for the EU
By Charles Grant
The EU must support clean energy, not dirty coal
By Stephen Tindale
A childish take on the eurozone crisis
By Philip Whyte
Is China being beastly to foreign investors?

Insight by Charles Grant
30 July 2010

When I visited China a year ago, I was struck by the strong feeling among many foreign firms there that the business environment was getting tougher. Western businessmen complained, in particular, about discrimination against foreigners.
Who is winning Eastern Europe's great game?

Insight by Katinka Barysch
19 July 2010

The US is withdrawing from the former Soviet space; the European Union struggles to be taken seriously there. Does that leave Russia free to strengthen its influence in the countries around its borders? Not necessarily, for the situation in the region is complex.
Membership for Russia a step too far for NATO?

Insight by Tomas Valasek
08 July 2010

There are growing signs that Russia’s relations with NATO are on the mend. Senior Russian thinkers, some close to the government, have been cautiously talking up the possibility of Russia joining the alliance, as have several western officials and think-tanks (including the CER.)
A transatlantic defence market, forever elusive?

Policy brief by Clara Marina O'Donnell
01 July 2010

Despite close political and military ties across the Atlantic, defence markets are fragmented by burdensome export controls and government reluctance to buy equipment from abroad.
How to reform the Russian economy

Policy brief by Sergei Guriev
01 July 2010

Russia's economy faces tough medium-term challenges: over-dependence on oil and gas, state-dominated industries and meddlesome bureaucrats.
Germany, the euro and the politics of the bail-out

Briefing note by Katinka Barysch
28 June 2010

Germany agreed to support its eurozone partners only slowly and reluctantly. Domestic political constraints and Angela Merkel's caution were partly to blame.
EU JHA co-operation: After Lisbon, reality bites

Insight by Hugo Brady
24 June 2010

EU policies on policing, justice and immigration were widely expected to take a big leap forward after the ratification of the Lisbon treaty.