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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

What Europe's new diplomatic service can do for Britain

Insight by Edward Burke
10 January 2012

Following a recent agreement on EU foreign policy the UK should not miss an opportunity to use Europe's new diplomatic service to reinforce British interests.
The Commission's energy roadmap is a missed opportunity

Insight by Stephen Tindale
22 December 2011

Instead of modelling scenarios in its 2050 energy roadmap, the Commission should have identified priorities for 2012 action: energy efficiency, ETS and a 2030 renewables target.
The UK-EU split: The impact on Central Europe

Insight by Tomas Valasek
13 December 2011

The UK decision to boycott the new EU treaty has left like-minded countries in Central European in weaker position to resist France's etatist tendencies.
Britain on the edge of Europe

Insight by Charles Grant
09 December 2011

The Brussels agreement on December 9th will weaken British influence in the EU and could damage the single market.
EU summit: Enough to save the euro?

Insight by Simon Tilford
08 December 2011

The UK’s decision to marginalise itself by vetoing a new EU-27 treaty has dominated the post-summit media coverage. And for good reason – it could prove a big step towards UK withdrawal from the EU. However, the bigger question is whether the agreement reached at the summit will do anything to address the fundamentals of the euro crisis.
The French learn followership

Insight by Charles Grant
30 November 2011

France is backing Germany’s wish for a new treaty to enshrine strict budgetary discipline. In exchange, it hopes Germany will save the euro.
The curious case of German leadership

Insight by Katinka Barysch
29 November 2011

Is Berlin leading in the euro crisis? Many Germans say it does, by spreading ‘stability culture’ – but not by telling the ECB what to do.
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.