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Tag: Europe

Europe with its back to the Wall

Standing up for diversity, prosperity, and progress. Continue reading Europe with its back to the Wall

Posted on November 12, 2019November 11, 2019Categories PoliticsTags Brexit, Europe, European UnionLeave a comment on Europe with its back to the Wall

For the umpteenth time, the lamps are going out all over Europe

There is a fleeting chance we’ll see them lit again if we act now.

Continue reading For the umpteenth time, the lamps are going out all over Europe

Posted on February 5, 2019March 19, 2019Categories PoliticsTags Europe, European Union, fanaticism, populismLeave a comment on For the umpteenth time, the lamps are going out all over Europe

Europe risks another war with itself

One hundred years after the First World War, misplaced nationalism is a growing threat. Continue reading Europe risks another war with itself

Posted on November 13, 2018November 6, 2018Categories PoliticsTags Europe, First World War, nationalism, populismLeave a comment on Europe risks another war with itself

Britain and the price of old glory

Will post-Brexit Britain be at the centre of Europe or on the lunatic fringe? Continue reading Britain and the price of old glory

Posted on October 17, 2017October 15, 2017Categories PoliticsTags Brexit, British Isles, Europe, United KingdomLeave a comment on Britain and the price of old glory

Europe is in turmoil 25 years after Maastricht

The European Union was an attempt to break with petty nationalisms and to find common ground. What went wrong? Continue reading Europe is in turmoil 25 years after Maastricht

Posted on January 17, 2017January 17, 2017Categories PoliticsTags disintegration, Europe, Maastricht, nationalism, populismLeave a comment on Europe is in turmoil 25 years after Maastricht

2017 – a year of uncertainty

There is a time to be silent and a time to speak. Continue reading 2017 – a year of uncertainty

Posted on January 3, 2017January 1, 2017Categories Politics, UncategorizedTags conflict, Europe, Israel, Palestine, Russia3 Comments on 2017 – a year of uncertainty

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