The delusion of a new European empire
Old forms of thinking about world order are mutating in new conditions.
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Find here the New Statesman’s collection of articles offering deep insights into the European Union, including its policies, institutions, member states, and critical issues shaping the future of this influential supranational organization.
Is Emmanuel Macron scared of Europe?
The French president is increasingly adrift in a changing continent.
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Brexit has an upside: Britain could dominate in high-tech goods and services
The EU has slept through the digital revolution. The UK can capitalise on this, if it prioritises data over diplomacy.
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“Are you happy outside the tennis club?” Sadiq Khan on rejoining the EU
The Mayor of London still dreams of Brussels.
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We should applaud Kemi Badenoch for taking on the Brexiteers
The Business Secretary is prepared to point out the delusions of Leavers even if it does her political harm.
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Britain is not the sick man of Europe – that accolade goes to Germany
To survive in a modern, digital world, the German economy requires not a green transition but a full-scale revolution.
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Ambassador Fu Cong: “Europe will not become a vassal to China”
China’s top diplomat to the EU on sanctions, preventing a trade war and why Beijing won’t condemn Russia’s invasion.
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Britain’s Brexit divisions are re-emerging
This time, inflation is the battleground.
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Ukraine might win its war – but it won’t help the West’s wider struggle against autocracy
Led by hawks in the Biden administration, liberal democracies are stumbling into a commercial cold war with Beijing.
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Europe’s centrist parties let industry rot and society fragment. Now they’re being punished for it
In Italy, France, Germany and Britain, the flight of voters to the political extremes can be mapped on to neglected…
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The EU cannot afford to take sides in the contest between the US and China
Europe’s economy, dependent on global supply chains, is not built for Cold War-style relations.
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Brexit is to blame for Dover delays
Why won’t the Tories and Labour admit that it has become harder to travel to Europe?
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Germany has taken over Britain’s role as leader of the EU’s awkward squad
Olaf Scholz’s insistence on reopening the debate on fuel-driven cars was Cameron-esque in its pettiness and its short-sightedness.
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“It’s not only bees that will suffer”: why lifting the neonicotinoid ban is bad for business
Anabel Kindersley, owner of Neal’s Yard Remedies, warns the authorisation of a banned pesticide will damage Britain’s reputation.
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Like zombies, eurozone states are lurching towards their next financial emergency
A slow-burning crisis in which insolvent banks prop up insolvent businesses is a dangerous – and very real – possibility.
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European unity over Ukraine is holding – for now
A new poll of European publics reveals that support for Kyiv has strengthened since Russia’s invasion a year ago.
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Europe needs to brace for a Republican president in 2025
Comments by Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump are an alarm bell for America’s allies.
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The EU must accelerate its next enlargement
Admitting eight countries in eight years would be a daunting challenge for the European Union – but it would bring…
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If the EU could speak, what would it say?
Eurocrats think museums can solve the union’s communication problems.
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Turnips over tomatoes? My taste of Brexit Britain’s withering food culture
As supermarkets ration salad, the Environment Secretary suggests Britons turn to turnips. But even that is a distant dream.
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