Why Britain needs a People’s vote on Brexit Insisting on the irreversibility of the 2016 referendum amounts to a denial of democracy, writes Thomas Kielinger. “If by the people you understand the multitude, the hoi polloi, ‘tis...
Is time ripe for EU extraterritoriality? Five foreign affairs and trade experts highlight four areas where the EU could protect its sovereignty against US sanctions. If one accepts Jean-Claude Juncker’s last State of the Union...
The Inequality Paradox Better education for the least privileged, true market competition and tax reform are key to tackling inequalities, writes Douglas McWilliams. The debate on inequality has long ranged between those,...
Britain has a full role to play in Europe In a more fragile European context, strong and stable partners like the UK should not be sidelined, writes François Le Goff. When French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the European...
Changing China’s trade practices requires collective action The U.S. should push for systemic reform that will benefit its economic interests more broadly, as well as allies, writes Daniel M. Price. The U.S. trade investigation into Chinese...
Rebalancing the International Order China, Russia and the US must engage in a trilateral dialogue to maintain international peace and stability, writes Margarita Mathiopoulos. When Xi Jinping addressed the Chinese Communist Party Congress...
The West must face up to the new geopolitical reality Global stability will be at risk as long as Western powers seek military and economic superiority, argues Sergei Karaganov. For at least the past decade, the world has been...
Germany’s rising populist right cannot be ignored The AFD’s radicalism can only be defeated if the CDU brings it into the fold of the German political system, writes Jurgen Kronig. Many German politicians and commentators have...
Technology and Inequality Radical policies will be required in order to alleviate technology-driven inequality, argues Douglas McWilliams. The gap between Wayne Rooney’s pay and that of an average professional footballer today is...
Macron’s Europe speech offers Britain a glimpse of hope The French President’s vision for “unity without uniformity” in Europe leaves the door ajar for the UK, writes François Le Goff. The European vision outlined by French President Emmanuel...
