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Brexit Research cycle 2017-2019

Gendering Boris Johnson’s Cabinet Exit

Boris Johnson’s resignation letter from his position as foreign secretary is a document ripe for analysis. Columba Achilleos-Sarll looks at his peculiar references to women. Boris Johnson’s resignation from his role as foreign secretary in British Prime Minister Theresa…read on

European Governance & EU institutions Trade & economy

Greece: a eurozone success alongside a national tragedy?

Greece’s third bailout is about to end. Can the eurozone claim success? Has Greece now exited the crisis?…read on

Research cycle 2017-2019

A Paler Shade of Grey? It is hard to see how any in-between version of Brexit can prevail

A simple metaphor captures the dilemmas around Brexit: some want white, others want black. To state the blindingly…read on

Europe Brexit

Getting to ‘No’: Lessons from the Greeks on how to avoid a Brexit catastrophe

Kevin Featherstone on the warnings for Britain from Greece’s negotiations with Europe in 2015 – and some much…read on

Europe Brexit

Brexit: Time for a moratorium?

The UK is set to leave the EU in March next year, but many of the key issues…read on

Populism & electoral trends

Exposing Populist Disunity in Europe: How the EU could find friends among enemies

European populist movements have been painted with a broad brush, but Jose Feio argues there’s daylight between them. With…read on

Populism & electoral trends Foreign & security policies

Putin’s Cheerleaders: Why the Russian leader’s growing support in Europe makes a worrying amount of sense

Rising support among populists for Russian President Vladimir Putin has been met with shock and consternation on the…read on

Research cycle 2017-2019

A New Impetus or a Dead End? EU migration policy after the European Council summit

In their struggle to find a common strategy for how to deal with migration flows into the European…read on

Populism & electoral trends Foreign & security policies

A Troubled Partnership

Trump’s domestic agenda needs enemies, but friendships die hard. Times have changed. It seems that the transatlantic partnership,…read on

Research cycle 2017-2019

Doing the Splits

The outcome of most negotiations is a compromise in which all sides cede some ground. But Iain Begg…read on