Brexit: The View from Ukraine
Brexit has the potential to bring Ukraine and the UK closer than they have ever been before, vis-à-vis the EU.
Time to Start Reading Latin American History!
The political history of certain Latin American republics is discussed as a cautionary tale regarding the current growth of populism within the European Union.
Hungary, the Barbed Wire Fence of Europe
The Hungarian government’s, anti-migration and anti-EU, posturing persists as a populist strategy to maintain a firm grip on power.
A Brief Reflection on the 2017 UK General Election
The lesson of the election for the Labour party is that if they want to govern again, they need to unite again. The starting point is respecting Jeremy Corbyn’s brand of politics.
What Will Americans, Britons, or Hungarians Do in the Name of Nationalism?
The task of people who viscerally fear and dislike nationalism is to make a positive argument on behalf of the shared gains of migration, free trade, and cosmopolitanism.
The Global Reconstitution of Borders: A Five-part Symposium
Borders both constitute and personify political communities, simultaneously symbolizing their cohesiveness and embodying their separateness from (and fear of) ‘others’.
Brexit: The 1975 and 2016 Referenda Compared
If the past is any guide opinion will continue to swing as the effects of BREXIT unfold but these effects are as obscure as those of the decision to remain were in 1975.
Brexit: The View from Germany
With Britain departing from the Union, the EU finds itself in a position where everything points to a reinforcement of German dominance.
Brexit: The View from Norway
Brexit is a symptom of the same kind of inward-looking spirit that has characterised Norway ever since it refused to join the EU almost half a century ago.
Brexit: The View from Japan (or the “Tokyo Consensus”)
The benefits of Brexit for Japan, which are largely geo-political, could offset its costs, which are mostly economic.
