European Union

Interview – Michelle Cini

E-International Relations • Feb 17 2017 • Features

Michelle Cini discusses the impact Brexit may have on the UK and the EU, the steps the EU is taking towards reform, and provides advice for young scholars of EU politics.

EU-NATO Relations in the Era of Trump and of the European Defence Union

Luigi Lonardo • Feb 17 2017 • Articles

With President Trump, the Warsaw declaration is now more important as it delivers quite clearly what were the hopes and fears of the Obama administration and of the EU.

An Intimate Friendship between Scotland and the European Union?

Arjan Schakel • Feb 15 2017 • Articles

The Brexit is a God-given gift for Scottish nationalists.

Hitler’s Long Shadow: Donald Trump and Angela Merkel

Klaus Larres • Feb 8 2017 • Articles

In a volatile world, the US and Germany ought to cooperate with each other. Perhaps Donald Trump will realise that international cooperation, is advantageous to the US.

Brexit: The View from Denmark

Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni • Feb 7 2017 • Articles

Although Danes have a generally positive view of the EU, Brexit may boost anti-EU forces on the political right.

Negotiating Trade Deals: Not an Issue of Capacity but Rather of Strategy

Johan Adriaensen • Feb 1 2017 • Articles

Rather than the lack of administrative capacity, the absence of a clear strategy is the biggest challenge to the UK’s post-Brexit trade policy.

Brexit and Instability

Bruce Newsome • Jan 28 2017 • Articles

Britain is exiting the EU as a stronger democracy, with more liberal policies, and more stability. The EU is heading in the other direction.

Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter. Welcome to 2017

Patrick Bijsmans and Russell Foster • Jan 15 2017 • Articles

In the midst of Brexit, 2017 is the year in which the fate of the European Union will be decided.

International Organisations

Shazelina Z. Abidin • Dec 30 2016 • Articles

The growth of international organisations, particularly in the twentieth century when the concept of global governance came of age, means that nearly every aspect of life is regulated in some way at the global level.

Interview – Reece Jones

E-International Relations • Dec 26 2016 • Features

Reece Jones discusses the inherent violence of borders, criticizes media coverage of the migration crisis, and assesses why the EU has the worlds deadliest border.

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