When We Were True Europeans
French prime minister Aristide Briand launched 5 September 1929 during the Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva a sensational idea of a European
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Analysis and debate on European and national politics, democracy, the rule of law, parties and elections, and Europe’s place in the world.
Little Innovation – Many Jobs!
Do you still remember the story about the New Machine Age? Figure 1 (below) can help you stop dreaming: Growth rates of labour productivity (i.e.
The Geography Of Elections
In many countries, where you live tends to be an accurate predictor of what or whom you are voting for. This was most evident in
I Am Their Leader. I Must Follow Them.
It should have surprised nobody that it took a bare three months for Theresa May to metamorphose from tepid advocate of continuing British membership of
Abortion Turmoil In Poland: Trading Women’s Rights For Political Goals
In summarizing the results of last year’s parliamentary elections in Poland I briefly mentioned that “the rule of Catholic conservatives might stand in opposition to
The Unresolved Dilemma Of Czech Immigration Policy
This April, responding to an incident of refugee ping-pong between the Czech Republic and Germany, the Czech Interior Minister, Milan Chovanec, told the press that
Fewer Routine Jobs But More Routine Work
Martina Bisello and Enrique Fernández-Macías
In the digital age, there are fewer routine jobs because of a higher risk of automation. But a great paradox of this age is this:
Repowering Europe: How To Combat Austerity, Alienation and Brexit
In the eyes of its citizens the EU has become the patron of an unfair modernisation that benefits only a handful of people. It can
Robotics Or Fascination With Anthropomorphism?
Recent discussions about the “advent of robots” have some rather unusual features. The threat of robots replacing humans is seen as something truly novel, possibly
Why Inequality Is Bad For Health
Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson
Many of us remember the 1970s for its music and fashion, but we should also take a lesson from its mistaken beliefs. Without easy access
Why The Anti-National Revolution Is Coming
For the past several centuries, the world has experienced a sequence of intellectual revolutions against oppression of one sort or another. These revolutions operate in
Europe’s Challenge From Sub-Saharan Africa
Whilst Europe is fiddling and dallying on the Syrian front, sub-Saharan Africa is burning and Europe seems to be totally unable to do anything about
Of Folk Devils And Moral Panic: Hungary’s Referendum On Mandatory EU Migrant Quotas
For several weeks, streets in Budapest, as elsewhere in Hungary, have been awash with government-funded placards representing an overt incitement to racial and religious hatred.
Appeasement Is Not The Way – Now As Then
As the UN Refugee Summit draws near, within Europe the notion of international protection is being honoured in the breach. New reports of refused asylum
Could Any Good Come Out Of The Brexit Vote?
Will Brexit turn out to be, all things considered, a good thing? I very much doubt it. Essentially because what it amounts to is that
Trump’s Emotional Intelligence Deficit
Last month, 50 former national security officials who had served at high levels in Republican administrations from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush published a