Eurogeddon
The euro meltdown would make a great Hollywood blockbuster. It involves big money, features colourful, conflicting characters and evokes an atmosphere of looming menace that fits neatly into the...
View ArticleThe Myth of Europe
Foreign Policy Magazine has just published a long-form article I wrote called the Myth of Europe: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/03/the_myth_of_europe It argues that underlying the EU’s...
View ArticleEurope Reborn
Berlin +20 – Europe Reborn Speech to Missouri School of Journalism, September 9, 2009 I have a confession to make. On September 24, 1989 I threw a book out of a moving train window for the first...
View ArticleScoring an own-goal for Europe United
The European Parliament is used to scoring own-goals. But even by its standards, the assembly’s call last week for the EU flag to be flown at major sporting events and for the European emblem to grace...
View Article10 Tips for the pro-EU Crowd
The European Union is losing the battle for the hearts and minds of its citizens. Public support for the EU is falling, European values are under attack, many of the EU’s biggest projects – the euro,...
View ArticleEyes off the Prize
Contrary to the reams of mockery unleashed on Friday and over the weekend, the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union is absolutely the right idea. The EU is one of the great...
View ArticleThe Idiot’s Guide to Snooping on Europe
American spies have been taking it on the chin from European Union officials since it was disclosed in the files leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden that U.S. secret agents were...
View ArticleInside the Belgeway
When President Barack Obama visits Brussels for the first time on March 26, he will discover a city that – in many ways – is Europe’s version of Washington D.C. Both are medium-sized capitals with...
View ArticleBe Careful What You Wish For Monsieur Rocard
Cher Monsieur Rocard Although I am not one of the “English friends” you urge to “get out of the European Union before you wreck it” – I am Welsh – I was deeply offended and somewhat saddened by your Le...
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