President Christine Lagarde’s recent proposal signals a pivotal shift, aiming to elevate the euro’s international standing and bolster European foreign policy independence.
Europe’s Last Chance: Unite or Fall Apart
As global tensions rise, Europe faces a stark choice—build a defence force and reshape global finance or risk irrelevance.
A Vanguard for European Defence
Rising conflicts and EU aspirations for autonomy revive the call for a European defence force
Kant, Einstein and ‘perpetual peace’
In today’s runaway world, Einstein’s ideal of ‘abolishing war’ becomes unavoidable rather than impractical.
European election: defence and a European constitution
Europe’s electoral contestants must address the pressing need for a defence union and a democratic constitution.
European constitutional reform hangs in the balance
The EU needs more coherent governance not just to accommodate its enlargement but to assume its global responsibilities.
We only have one planet left to save
The ecosystem is a global public good. Partisan European divisions on the nature-restoration law cannot be justified.
The new European civil war
However the war in Ukraine ends, a new iron curtain will follow unless the EU lives up to its ‘geopolitical’ aspirations.
A European initiative for a global green deal
COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh is now open but the European Union does not seem to have the will to achieve serious goals.
A new Atlantic Charter
Ending the war in Ukraine and establishing a lasting peace in Europe require a new security architecture.
Young people and planetary justice
Ultimately, resolving the collective-action dilemma of preserving a liveable planet will require a UN ‘constitution of the Earth’.
The European Union and global governance
The EU’s strategic ambition must not be just to carve out a niche for itself among the major powers but to reshape global governance.
The supermarket of citizenship and European democracy
European citizenship must be invested with more political significance—and never treated as a commodity for sale.
A federal budget for European citzens
The proposal by the French president and the German chancellor for a €500 billion recovery fund refocuses attention on the EU budget—but that raises wider issues.
Save European citizens, and save the union
In the face of the momentous internal and external threats facing European citizens, a merely intergovernmental European Union will fail to match them.
The Green Deal and a disordered world
The European Green Deal is a ray of hope but it faces two huge challenges: it must go global and the finances must be found.
The scramble for Europe
The European Union needs to lead the world towards a secure, multipolar future. If not, it will fall victim to the law of the political jungle.
Social discontent and democracy in the EU
Europe’s citizens stand restive at a crossroads. After the May parliamentary election, democracy in the EU can take a leap forward—or the populists can reprise a dark history. Peaceful protests are legitimate, and politicians have a duty to listen and respond to them. The recent social revolts in Europe, however, have deep roots. They are […]
For a democratic European government
The election to the European Parliament in May has one major flaw: it cannot lead to the election of a democratic European government. There is one issue which cannot be ignored by parties intending to take part in the forthcoming European election—the absence of a democratic European government. This is the main cause of the […]
A Joint Programme for Progressive Parties in the European Elections
The forthcoming European Parliament (EP) election is destined to be make-or-break for the EU, determining whether Europe will continue on the path towards “an ever-closer union”, or be taken over by sovereigntist forces seeking to reduce it to a “League of Nations”. The growing support for nationalist parties in crucial countries such as Germany, France […]