The Federal Trust, jointly with the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science, held a workshop, funded by the UK in a Changing Europe project of the Economic and Social Research Council: Brexit - Did the economists get it wrong? Wednesday 29th March 2017 Panellists: Professor [...]
Article 50 and the dictatorship of the “democratic” majority By Brendan Donnelly Director, The Federal Trust During the EU referendum of last year, there was much talk of the supposed estrangement between British voters and their political representatives. The narrow victory of the Brexit camp has since often [...]
Deal or no deal? The Article 50 process in context 14th March 2017 By Dr Andrew Blick, Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History, King’s College London; and Senior Research Fellow at the Federal Trust Click here to download this paper as pdf file. ‘We are confident that [...]
Joint event by the Federal Trust, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and Global Policy Institute Europe on the move: Workers, refugees and security 28th February 2017 Conference Report CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE REPORT IN PDF FORMAT Introduction This conference brought together two leading academics and a German security policy adviser in an [...]
Northern Ireland Elections: Warning Light For May’s Brexit Plans by John Palmer on 8 March 2017 This article was first published on Social Europe. The British prime minister, Theresa May, does not take time off from her responsibilities in London to travel to Scotland – even to address [...]
Trump ‘s ‘America First’ Strategy: Europe and Brexit in a World of Blocs By Professor Stephen Haseler 9th February 2017 This article was previously published by Global Policy Institute President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’, should it succeed, will represent nothing less than the end of the neo-liberal global order – [...]
Joint event by the Federal Trust, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and Global Policy Institute Europe on the move: Workers, refugees and security 28th February 2017 Panellists: Professor Jo Shaw Salvesen Chair of European Institutions and Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh Professor Christian Dustmann Professor of [...]
How long will Parliament ignore the 48%? by Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust David Jones, the Minister for Brexit, assured the House of Commons this week that it would have the opportunity to vote on the treaty negotiated by Mrs. May’s government to bring about [...]
IRELAND FACES HEAVY COSTS FOR BRITAIN’S BREXIT FOLLY. By John Palmer In the complex and sometimes arcane debate about the British government’s Brexit crusade, little attention has been paid to the consequences it will have for our neighbouring island, Ireland. In government circles there appears to date to [...]
Trump and NATO: Opportunities and Dangers By Ira Straus This article was first published by ATLANTIC-COMMUNITY.ORG The Atlantic world is not coming to an end. Not yet, at least. It is facing turbulence, which means serious risks. Change always brings both opportunity and risk. The best way to head [...]
