EU

  • Feb 25, 2020
  • 2 min read

Irish protocol could threaten EU-UK trade talks

EU-UK disagreement over the implementation of checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland could damage talks

United Kingdom
  • Feb 24, 2020
  • 8 min read

Poor governance, weak institutions will dog eastern EU

Newer EU member states are suffering deliberate, sustained weakening of checks on executive power and the rule of law

EU
  • Feb 21, 2020
  • 7 min read

Extremism is rising in Europe's security forces

In the past two years, more and more cases of far-right extremism have been found in Western European security forces

Western Europe
  • Feb 20, 2020
  • 7 min read

Spanish foreign policy will concern traditional allies

Madrid's foreign policy will be geared to its own interests, and at times this will worry Paris, Berlin and Washington

Spain
  • Feb 19, 2020
  • 2 min read

UK Brexit immigration plans will affect EU countries

UK immigration plans will drive more low-skilled workers to other EU countries

United Kingdom
  • Feb 18, 2020
  • 7 min read

More concentration, less dynamism may dampen US growth

Recent research shows that US business concentration reduces dynamism, lending credibility to calls for more competition

International
  • Feb 18, 2020
  • 7 min read

Germany’s CDU looks set for modest shift to the right

The CDU is likely to take only a moderate shift to the right for fear of losing centrist voters

Europe
  • Feb 18, 2020
  • 7 min read

Morocco will use migration to buy EU political support

Rabat is keenly aware of its utility as a partner in the EU priority areas of combatting migration and African outreach

Morocco