Europe in the World

“This is a War of Terror by the State Against the People”

Our Global Affairs editor, Christian Gibbons, talks with Volha Biziukova, an anthropologist from Belarus, about the ongoing protests in her home country.

Sunday 16 August 2020

“In These Protests You Can See the Rebirth of a Nation”

Our Global Affairs editor, Christian Gibbons, talks with Minsk native Darya Shkarupina about the ongoing protests in Belarus.

Sunday 16 August 2020

Belarus protests: How can the EU promote its values in “Europe’s last dictatorship”?

“Europe’s last dictator” is facing the greatest challenge he has ever experienced during his 26-year rule, and has responded with an iron fist. The Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko pushed his original main opponents Viktar Babaryka, Valery Tsepkalo and Siarhei Tsikhanouski out of the race (...)

Saturday 15 August 2020

The UN: after 75 years of struggling for peacekeeping, it’s time to modify the system

Europe’s own divisions over the UN Security Council make it hard for them to throw their support behind any single plan for reform. But they will need to: in order for the UN to be as useful for Europeans as it once was, the Security Council needs to change.

Saturday 15 August 2020

“The only possible path to becoming a real democracy is a revolution”

Dasha Shkarupina from Belarus gives us an overview of the challenging and dangerous campaign trail in her country.

Sunday 9 August 2020

Europe’s Response to Hong Kong Security Law: Between Condemnation and Restraint

Europe’s reaction verbally condemns the national security law, but errs on the side of caution in its action.

Sunday 9 August 2020

’The Nature of War is Changing’ - Updating Deterrence with Roman Gerodimos

Our Global Affairs editor, Christian Gibbons, talks with Bournemouth University professor Roman Gerodimos about his new film “Deterrence”, and about how NATO can update its repertoire for the 21st century.

Thursday 23 July 2020

The European Parliament: partner or disruptor in European foreign policy making?

There is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to Europe’s burgeoning foreign policy. The division of competencies in this area, traditionally the preserve of EU member-states, has always been a messy one. But things could yet shift in the favor of the EU’s institutions, as shown by the example of the European Parliament.

Thursday 9 July 2020

On Defeating China

China is ascending to become the foremost global power. A world dominated by China would be a bleak place for freedom, democracy and human rights. The United States is taking on China while estranging its allies and destroying its own institutions. The European Union needs to step in to prevent China from dominating the world.

Tuesday 7 July 2020

Friend and Foe?

“The relationship between the EU and China is simultaneously one of the most strategically important and one of the most challenging that we have,” said Ursula von der Leyen after her first meeting as Commission President with Xi Jinping on June 22nd. She is right. The European Union finds itself caught between the United States, historically a close ally, and China, whose ongoing feud has escalated to the point of a new “Cold War.”

Sunday 5 July 2020

The Western Balkans: hostile governments and limited freedoms challenge the European dream

Despite their desire to join the European Union, the countries which comprise the Western Balkans (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia) hold a very low position in the press freedom ranking compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Whilst conditions (...)

Saturday 4 July 2020

The European Union and Mexico: a free trade agreement and a pandemic

On Tuesday 28th April 2020, the European Commission announced that it had concluded negotiations for a free-trade agreement with Mexico, one of the EU’s main trading partners in Latin America. The trade agreement, which will lift almost all tariffs on products traded with the EU (particularly on (...)

Friday 3 July 2020
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