Euro-crisis and Europe's renewal
European governments have adopted punitive austerity measures in an attempt to come out of the crisis. But what's next? This collective report co-edited with Notre Europelays out the economic and political challenge confronting austerity Europe. In this column, which appeared in Die Welt and the Globe and Mail, I contextualise the rise of technocrats in Greece and Italy. In this article, I discuss the implications of a two-speed Europe in light of the Danish experience. In a European Voice commentary, we explain how "green" can mean "growth" in post-crisis Europe.
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The West and the Arab Awakening
Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya face a long transition, with important consequences for Western policy. Our account on the Tunisian case was published by CNN.com and Le Figaro. In this article for Mediterranean Politics, we explain the "Return of Arab Politics". In this other piece, I deal with the consequences of the Arab Spring for immigration in Europe. Our article on the case of Italy's policy in the region was picked up by the Financial Times.
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Why Europe Fears its Neighbors
This book argues that some of the most daunting challenges shaping the political agenda of Europe coalesce in the rings of countries and regions at the continent's fringes: from North Africa and the Middle East, to the Balkans and Turkey, to Eastern Europe and Russia. READ MORE
"A copy needs to be sent to every EU foreign minister. Now."´ --Tim Judah, The Economist | "Our 9/11 of Hope"
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Transatlantic Relations
The European Foreign Affairs Review published my article on transatlantic cooperation with a case study on crisis management coordination between NATO and the EU. Here you can view my remarks at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, in Washington, DC., based on this CEPS paper, on the importance of the translantic alliance for wider European security. | The Russian Riddle
Two articles, in the leading Russia in Global Affairs and in The International Spectator, both co-written with my colleague Marius Vahl, argue that Europeans should should opt for a "minimalist partnership" with Russia. |
Sailing the Black Sea
In this policy brief, I advocate the creation of a new multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder EU policy on the Black Sea region called "Black Sea Synergy." One year on, the European Commission puts forward the "real" Black Sea Synergy as an official EU initiative. |
Turkey's "Variable Geometries"
An article on the "variable geometries" of Turkey's institutional, normative and power-related integration with the EU. ( In The Geopolitics of Europe's Identityfor Palgrave). I had developed the argument in this paper for the Woodrow Wilson Center (downloadable here). On the future of EU-Turkey negotiations: see my commentary here. | Mare Europaeum: A European Sea
This article builds on 17th century Dutch philosopher Hugo Grotius' treatise Mare Liberum to develop a thesis about regionalism in the wider Europe. In this other booklet, we explore the case of the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. This co-edited DIIS book explores the role of Northern Europe the wider European constellation. |
