Research

Letter from America: Europe is needed as never before

Letter from America: Europe is needed as never before

David Miliband
02 February 2015
The EU needs projects that bring together all 28 of its members. And it needs distinctive centre-left and centre-right agendas.
Hubris, realism and the European project

Hubris, realism and the European project

Adair Turner
02 February 2015
Unless EU leaders are willing to establish a more complete economic union, a controlled breakup of the eurozone might be the least bad option.
Genetically modified crops: Time to move on from theological dispute

Genetically modified crops: Time to move on from theological dispute

Stephen Tindale
30 January 2015
GMOs should not be supported or opposed as a single technology. The compromise that the Juncker Commission has negotiated must now be implemented.
Counter-terrorism

After Paris: What’s next for the EU’s counter-terrorism policy?

Camino Mortera-Martinez
27 January 2015
After the Paris shootings, the EU should focus on advancing its already-agreed counter-terrorism agenda, while ensuring a fair balance between privacy and security.
The implications of Syriza’s victory

The implications of Syriza’s victory

Christian Odendahl, Simon Tilford
26 January 2015
Greece is not at imminent risk of leaving the euro. But the negotiations will be difficult and uncertainties over Greece's membership will persist.
Quantitative easing alone will not ward off deflation

Quantitative easing alone will not ward off deflation

Christian Odendahl
21 January 2015
Quantitative easing alone will do little to boost the eurozone economy. The ECB needs to shift expectations and this requires a different approach to monetary policy.
Mogherini's mission

Mogherini's mission: Four steps to make EU foreign policy more strategic

Rem Korteweg
19 January 2015
EU foreign policy can become more strategic‎ with bureaucratic changes, a new security strategy and more committed capitals.
Greece will remain in the euro for now

Greece will remain in the euro for now

Christian Odendahl, Simon Tilford
16 January 2015
Neither Greece nor the eurozone want Grexit, and it is unlikely to happen. But neogiations will be difficult and uncertainties over Greece's membership will persist.