Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons by Professor Iain Begg, Academic co-Director of the Dahrendorf Forum at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Professor at the LSE’s European Institute and Professor Jun Qian, Professor of Finance and Executive Dean at Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University 22nd [...]
Image © Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (Licence terms) As the Covid-19 crisis continues, the UK may be heading for one of the worst outcomes in terms of deaths across Europe. Criticism is rightly mounting of the UK government’s handling of the crisis, not least of the fatally lost weeks [...]
by Hywel Ceri JonesFormer Director General in the European Commission; Founder of the Erasmus programme and former Chair of the European Policy Centre and the European Network of Foundations. 4th April 2020 As for many others, this devastating global pandemic has cruelly prevented my wife Morwenna and myself from being [...]
by Roger CasaleSecretary General & CEO, New Europeans 15th April 2020 Reproduced with kind permission:Can Europe survive the coronavirus? Roger CasaleOW Magazine, 15 April 2020 (Library of Congress: ISSN 2576- 2087) There is an old joke about a census in the USSR. A man was asked where he was born: St Petersburg. [...]
by Professor Sam Whimster Deputy Director of the Global Policy Institute London and Editor of Max Weber Studies. 23rd March 2020 This article was first published by Discover Society As different countries take measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, much is being revealed about the nature of different forms of [...]
March 2020 Authors: Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva,Jean Monnet Chair and Director, Europe Area Studies Programme, JNU, New Delhi, India Karine Lisbonne de VergeronAssociate Director, The Global Policy Institute This paper is the final publication of Phase 3 of the EU-India Think Tanks Twinning Initiative (follow the link for further information and [...]
by David GowEditor of Sceptical.scot, Senior Adviser at Social Europe and Senior Adviser at Acumen Public Affairs. He is former European Business Editor of The Guardian and worked for The Scotsman and London Weekend Television. 7th April 2020 This article was first published by Scottish Centre on European Relations Boris Johnson was just about to be elected prime minister [...]
by Dr Kirsty HughesDirector, Scottish Centre on European Relations 6th April 2020 This comment was first published by Scottish Centre on European Relations Covid-19 has put much of the debate, and the talks, on the future UK-EU relationship on pause. But the political debate will return – not least with the question of [...]
by Olivier VédrinePolitical scientist and TV anchor on Ukrainian television; Board member, New Europeans 6th April 2020 Russia exploits the coronavirus crisis in order to weaken the EU. Russia’s humanitarian intervention in Italy, a show of force, is combined with a sustained disinformation and destabilization campaign. Vladimir Putin is determined [...]
by Professor Iain BeggAcademic Co-Director of the Dahrendorf Forum. He is also a Professorial Research Fellow in the European Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Council Member of the Federal Trust. 2nd April 2020 This article was first published by Dahrendorf Forum. Rapidly rising unemployment [...]
