Britain & the EU
China's European charm offensive: Silk Road or Silk Rope?
27 November 2015
China is building closer relations with European countries, offering investments to all. EU member-states should welcome China’s contribution, without abandoning European values and interests.
In-work benefits for EU migrants: How the British government dug itself into a hole
10 November 2015
The UK could make both Britons and EU migrants wait four years before having access to in-work benefits, but the ECJ might still rule it illegal.
Changing the guard in Poland but not much change for Cameron?
28 October 2015
Poland’s new government may share Cameron’s euroscepticism, but it will not support all his reform ideas – especially if they discriminate against Poles.
Cameron's EU gamble: Five reforms he can win, and ten pitfalls he must avoid
23 October 2015
Cameron's package of EU reforms will not be exciting. He could lose the referendum, because of the EU's many problems and the weakness of Britain's pro-Europeans.
Power to the parliaments! But will Cameron's EU partners join his crusade?
16 October 2015
David Cameron wants parliaments to have a greater say in the EU. But member-states have little appetite to give national chambers powers to block Commission proposals.
EU foreign policy co-operation: A millstone or a multiplier for the UK?
12 October 2015
Submission to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee inquiry on the costs and benefits of EU membership for the UK's role in the world.
By participating actively in EU foreign policy co-operation, the UK can get 27 other countries to take co-ordinated actions aligned with British aims. It could...
By participating actively in EU foreign policy co-operation, the UK can get 27 other countries to take co-ordinated actions aligned with British aims. It could...
Issue 104 - 2015
25 September 2015
- Jeremy Corbyn and the rise of groupthink, John Springford
- Eastern mess: The EU's partners need attention, Ian Bond
- Will the eurozone reap what it has sown?, Simon Tilford
Jeremy Corbyn and the rise of groupthink
24 September 2015
Jeremy Corbyn's rise to the Labour leadership heralds an era of ideological contest that threatens Britain's membership of the EU – and the United Kingdom itself.
Cameron’s renegotiation plans: The view from Warsaw
06 August 2015
Poland's October elections may complicate Cameron's renegotiation plans. A government led by Law and Justice could as easily confront Cameron as appease him.
Issue 103 - 2015
27 July 2015
- How to keep Greece in, Christian Odendahl
- Could eurozone integration damage the single market?, Charles Grant
- Greek foreign policy: The next ruin?, Ian Bond, Rem Korteweg
Could eurozone integration damage the single market?
27 July 2015
Britain fears that the eurozone could caucus and impose rules on the EU single market. So David Cameron is asking for safeguards to protect the market.
Britain's renegotiation: Advice to Mr Cameron
24 July 2015
To succeed in his renegotiation, David Cameron needs to build an alliance for reforms that benefit the EU as a whole.
Britain’s EU referendum: Cameron cannot please two audiences any longer
26 June 2015
As Cameron kicks off the renegotiation of Britain’s EU membership, his strategy will inevitably lead to a breach with Tory eurosceptics.
Five ways to win a referendum, and five potential pitfalls
27 May 2015
Cameron's plans for winning an EU referendum could fall victim to the euro crisis, rows on migration and the reluctance of other governments to help him.
A ten-point plan to strengthen Westminster's oversight of EU policy
27 May 2015
Reforms at EU level could help to narrow the EU’s democratic deficit. But there are many things Westminster could do to improve its own scrutiny of EU policy.
Issue 102 - 2015
27 May 2015
- Five ways to win a referendum, and five potential pitfalls , Charles Grant
- Don't mention Beijing: The EU and Asia's maritime security, Rem Korteweg
- How will the eurozone cope with the next downturn? , Simon Tilford
Cameron's EU reforms: You can't always get what you want
14 May 2015
David Cameron has outlined five areas for EU reform where compromise is possible. But trouble lies ahead on EU migrants’ access to welfare.
A five-point plan for Cameron to win an EU referendum
08 May 2015
Cameron can win an EU referendum – but he will have to fight Tory eurosceptics, moderate demands for EU reform and forge alliances with other governments.
UK elections: The evil of two lessers
06 May 2015
Britain faces serious economic and political challenges. But neither major party has a coherent strategy for overcoming them.
Do the UK's European ties damage its prosperity?
30 April 2015
Eurosceptic claims that EU regulation and the protectionism of other member-states are holding back Britain's economy – and that withdrawal would be a liberation – are nonsense.