Europe
The Catalan Threat to Spanish Democracy
By Joseph Bodnar |
Catalan separatists are effectively holding the stability of Spanish democracy hostage.
The EU’s Second Chance to Fix Asylum Policy: How Third-country Agreements Create the Opportunity for Change
By Radu-Mihai Triculescu |
Agreements with third-countries aimed at discouraging the flow of asylum seekers into Europe are as necessary as they are flawed. The EU now has the opportunity to bring asylum policy exclusively into its own realm of governance, and address the shortcomings in the third-country agreements.
The Brexit Opportunity: How Brexit Can Re-Energize UK Development Policy
By Steven Macey |
As the UK leaves the EU, there are underexplored implications for the UK’s international development policy, with Brexit providing an opportunity for the UK to reduce trade barriers with developing countries and develop a progressive unified trade and development policy.
Germany’s Recovery Gives Kosovo Hope
By Michael Purzycki |
Parallels between Kosovo in the last twenty years and Germany in the decades after World War II provide hope for Kosovo’s future.
Softening a Hard Brexit
By John Ashley |
Brexit is complex and controversial, and the form it takes will impact the UK and Ireland in particular for generations. Steps must be taken to ensure voters have a say in the form it takes.
A New Start for Multilateral Arms Control?
By Jonathan Stutte |
The dissolution of the INF threatens a new era of nuclear instability. New START must be protected and strengthened in order to avoid a potentially bleak future.
Belarus: Master of the Art of Fence-Sitting
By Kathryn Urban |
Amid popular protests demanding his resignation, will Belarusian President Lukashenko continue to balance relations with both Russia and NATO, or will economic and political realities force him to finally choose a side?
Why Montenegro’s Recent Elections Could Spell Trouble for Europe
By Nick Lokker |
After a surprisingly poor showing in Montenegro’s recent parliamentary elections, the ruling pro-Western Democratic Party of Socialists could lose control of the government for the first time in three decades. A potential coalition led by the opposition Democratic Front party would seek closer ties with Russia and Serbia, undermining the geopolitical stability of the region.
Why the West Must Remain Engaged in Bosnia
By Michael Purzycki |
Twenty-five years after its devastating war, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains deeply divided by religion and ethnicity. Young Bosnians, however, are more likely to cross divides. Membership in NATO and the European Union would buttress their efforts.
Lost Voices: Index, Resignations, and the State of Journalistic Freedom in Orbán’s Hungary
By Timothy Meyers |
The current state of Hungary’s free press is tremulously withering. Recently, 70 journalists from the independent Index online news service resigned in protest because their objective reporting was becoming imperiled. Sadly, such cases are not new in Hungary.
Turmoil in Bulgaria brings the EU’s rule-of-law problem into sharper relief
By Nick Lokker |
Recent protests in Bulgaria have unveiled the country's long-standing problems with corruption and the rule of law, in the latest example of the EU's issue of anti-democratic regimes among its member states. If the bloc does not take action to address these concerns, its legitimacy could be compromised.
How America’s Flaws Become Russia’s Opportunity
By Daniel Sixto |
Putin’s Russia is exploiting the flaws of American democracy. To do so, Russia is forging key inroads with developing countries.