Franco-German Relations: Has Macron made a difference? 19th September 2018 Joint conference organised by the Federal Trust, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and Global Policy Institute 3rd event of our joint series, discussing the state and future prospects of Franco-German relations, in particular with a view to their importance for the deepening of European [...]
by Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust August 2018 BREXIT:THE CONSERVATIVE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD The Minister for Exiting the European Union, Dominic Raab, last week published a number of “notifications” on the possibility of the UK’s leaving the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement (“no deal Brexit”). On the [...]
By David Gow 31st July 2018 This article was first published on sceptical.scot What does Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister, do all day? Tweet a bit about the books she likes, post some pix of Ailsa Craig, make the odd part-speech about, say, gender (in)equality, welcome a few jobs announcements, [...]
By Iain Begg 3rd August 2018 This article was first published on www.dahrendorf-forum.eu A simple metaphor captures the dilemmas around Brexit: some want white, others want black. To state the blindingly obvious, the two are mutually exclusive. In this post, Iain Begg (LSE) considers the two logically coherent positions on EU membership. It [...]
By Nicolas Maclean 18th July 2018 This article was first published on: http://www.foreignpolicy.org.in The BREXIT imbroglio has tangentially involved South Asians on several occasions, first during Britain’s EU referendum in 2016 and later in the subsequent debates as to Britain’s future relationship with the EU. The situation raises many values [...]
Brexit: Heading to a Deal or No Deal While UK Politics Implodes? by Kirsty Hughes, Director, Scottish Centre on European Relations July 2018 Introduction As EU-UK Brexit talks resumed in mid-July, the UK government’s Chequers’ statement and white paper[1] had, in theory, provided some basis for talks on the [...]
by Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust 18th July 2018 The Conservative MP, Anna Soubry, stunned the Commons and the media earlier this week by asking rhetorically whether it is the Prime Minister or her fellow backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg who “runs the country” when it comes to Brexit. The [...]
Education and Research – the future at risk by Hywel Ceri Jones 5th July 2018 As the Cabinet gathers to meet on Friday to attempt to define or probably further fudge its collective approach to the Government’s White Paper on Brexit, it will be important for the public to [...]
A Eurasian Challenge to the International Political and Economic Order? US Responses and Implications for Europe 12th July 2018 Joint event by the Federal Trust, Global Policy Institute and Blenheim Strategy Speakers: Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint Chairman of Asia House, and former UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment [...]
The migration debate in Germany 2nd July 2018 Joint event by the Federal Trust, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and the Global Policy Institute When Germans speak about “migrants” they are rarely referring to EU citizens exercising their right of free movement. They are usually speaking about asylum seekers or economic migrants from outside [...]
