EU legitimacyEU's Rubik's cubeGermany & the EU
  • Can national parliaments make the EU more legitimate?
    Insight by Charles Grant, 10 June 2013
    Can national parliaments make the EU more legitimate?
  • The EU's Rubik's cube: Who will lead after 2014?
    Insight by Hugo Brady, 03 April 2013
    The EU's Rubik's cube: Who will lead after 2014?
  • Germany’s plans for treaty change – and what they mean for Britain
    Insight by Charles Grant, 28 March 2013
    Germany & Treaty change
  • The EU's premier foreign policy is enlargement
    Opinion piece by Hugo Brady
    DW-World.de, 09 February 2007

    At the annual security conference, which opens in Munich on Friday, Javier Solana will be awarded a prize for his efforts in promoting peace as the EU's foreign policy chief.
  • Can the EU deal with its unruly neighbours?
    Opinion piece by Daniel Keohane
    European Voice, 21 December 2006

    What future security and defence challenges should the EU prepare for?Europe should be worried about the spread of weapons-of-mass-destruction (WMD), failing states and terrorism. In fact it already is.
  • What to do about Russia?
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Guardian, 22 October 2006

    Perhaps the most important challenge for EU foreign policy is to develop a more unified approach to Russia. The EU member-states have very similar interests in Russia.
  • How to strengthen EU foreign policy
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, 03 July 2006

    The European Union urgently needs a plan for a more effective foreign policy. Opinion polls suggest that a majority of Europeans would support a stronger EU foreign policy.
  • Unblocking EU-NATO co-operation
    Bulletin article by Daniel Keohane, 01 June 2006

    There is something rotten in the state of EU-NATO relations. Both organisations would benefit from working closely together on a range of security issues, from counter-terrorism to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
  • A new European approach to China
    Bulletin article by Mark Leonard, 03 April 2006

    Until now EU policy towards China has focused mainly on domestic issues: opening up China’s economy, protecting intellectual property, improving respect for human rights, and securing the readmission of illegal migrants.
  • How to build a better EU foreign policy
    Bulletin article by Charles Grant, 03 April 2006

    With its constitutional treaty moribund, the EU needs to find new projects that show its relevance to the citizens of Europe. One priority should be a plan for a more coherent Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
  • The EU needs a bolder Balkan strategy
    Bulletin article by Carl Bildt, 01 February 2006

    The Balkans are returning to the top of the EU’s agenda. UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari has begun to negotiate Kosovo’s future, while Montenegrins will probably vote in April on whether to break with Serbia.