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Christmas is canceled for Boris Johnson

Commentary / World Dec 23, 2020

Christmas is canceled for Boris Johnson

by Therese Raphael

The situation on Britain’s borders is clearly serious, but will it wound Johnson fatally? That all depends on how many Britons are inclined to blame the virus for the chaos.

Germany's Bund may be about to lose its crown

Commentary / World Jul 27, 2020

Germany's Bund may be about to lose its crown

by Marcus Ashworth

The EU’s new pandemic bond will represent a challenge to Europe’s undisputed credit market champion.

Europe rescues itself

Commentary / World Jul 27, 2020

Europe rescues itself

by Philippe Legrain

A groundbreaking agreement for a new EU-financed recovery fund doesn't satisfy all of Europe's needs.

COVID-19 crisis could make Europe a real global force

Commentary Jun 8, 2020

COVID-19 crisis could make Europe a real global force

by Brad Glosserman

The vicissitudes of U.S. policy make the EU-Japan partnership, and cooperation with other like-minded governments, ever more urgent.

Lagarde can't solve the COVID-19 crisis

Commentary / World May 4, 2020

Lagarde can't solve the COVID-19 crisis

by Ferdinando Giugliano

Managing the COVID-19 crisis goes way beyond the powers of central banks.

Coronavirus has exposed the EU’s creeping irrelevance

Commentary / World Apr 28, 2020

Coronavirus has exposed the EU’s creeping irrelevance

by Andreas Kluth

Europe’s nations were supposed to find a common identity and strength in unity. The pandemic has shown this to be a figment.

EU pandemic failure isn’t about money

Commentary / World Apr 14, 2020

EU pandemic failure isn’t about money

by Lionel Laurent

This has been a crisis of health-care cooperation, not cash.

The end of the EU's Brexit bounce

Commentary / World Feb 24, 2020

The end of the EU's Brexit bounce

by Mark Leonard

Negotiations over the future of U.K.-EU relations will divide Europeans and offer fodder to Euroskeptics

After Brexit, Europe lives on

Commentary / World Feb 11, 2020

After Brexit, Europe lives on

by Bernard-henri Levy

While Britain has left Europe, Europeans should not abandon the British legacy — particularly the deep, historical commitment to liberalism.

What will happen in post-Brexit Britain?

Commentary / World Feb 10, 2020

What will happen in post-Brexit Britain?

by Kazuhito Yamashita

Britain's departure from the EU may reduce its influence in the global community, but in economic terms Brexit will not be an entirely bad deal.

A New Parliament Will Decide

Commentary / World Nov 5, 2019

A New Parliament Will Decide

by David Howell

Far from losing votes, in the upcoming election Boris Johnson will stand out clearly for the one thing everyone really wants — a soft and orderly withdrawal from the EU

Europe has to choose a side in the U.S.-China rivalry

Commentary / World Oct 7, 2019

Europe has to choose a side in the U.S.-China rivalry

by Hal Brands

Beijing has a plan to divide the EU and keep it on the sidelines.

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