Europe

The German Election: A (Preliminary) Analysis
- September 28, 2017
Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière, of the Christian Democrats (CDU), had a hard time defending his seat in Sunday’s general election in Germany. This is rather surprising given that his riding in Saxony, close to Dresden, in the …
By Benjamin Zyla
Democracy, Europe
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A New G-20 for a Leaderless World
- July 14, 2017
The US retreat from leadership of liberal multilateralism could open a policy space for new members within a reformed G-20.

The 2017 G-20 summit, normally dull and technical, emerges as a key transition point in global power relations. G-20 …
By John Sinclair
Canadian Foreign Policy, Europe, Russia, USA
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CETA after Opinion 2/15: Legal Clarity or Confusion?
- July 13, 2017
By Jens Ladefoged Mortensen

Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen

The EU’s trading partners must wonder what goes on inside Europe. What does it take to get a trade deal done? True, trade negotiations are notoriously complex. The CETA …
By CIPS
Europe, International Trade
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Beyond the Macron–Trudeau Bromance, Part 2: Two Leaders Bound to Co-operate
- June 27, 2017
President Macron may or may not be Europe’s saviour — to answer the question put by the Economist on its June 17^th cover — but he has clearly become a European leader on par with Angela Merkel. He has …
By Ferry de Kerckhove
Canadian Foreign Policy, Europe
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Beyond the Macron–Trudeau Bromance, Part 1: The French Elections
- June 27, 2017
“Alea jacta est” — the dice have rolled… France’s National Assembly will look totally different from the previous one. While the final results have only confirmed the amazing revolution, several questions remain as to the future of French politics and …
By Ferry de Kerckhove
Canadian Foreign Policy, Europe
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#rezist: Protest in Romania
- March 9, 2017
by Teodor Lucian Moga

In the past weeks, Romanians have staged the largest mass protests since the country’s break from Communist rule in 1989. On Sunday, February 27, several thousand protesters gathered in front of the government building in Bucharest’s …
By CIPS
Democracy, Europe
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Why a small meeting of far-right delegates in Europe shouldn’t go unnoticed
- January 23, 2017
The day following President Donald Trump’s inauguration was marked by the Women’s March on Washington and hundreds of “sister marches” in cities around the world — a global display of disapproval for the new US leader and his retrograde understanding …
By Srdjan Vucetic
Europe, Human Rights
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UK’s new prime minister must negotiate EU split quickly
- July 15, 2016
As a result of the historic Brexit vote, the United Kingdom has found a new prime minister in Theresa May. As the new UK leader, May has a long to-do list, not least ensuring the UK economy does not fall …
By Patrick Leblond
Europe, UK
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Don’t blame the EU for the Brexit vote. Blame globalization, technology, and national governments instead.
- July 2, 2016
On June 23^rd, a significant majority of voters in England and Wales cast referendum ballots in favour of the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU), in spite of those in London, Northern Ireland, and Scotland generally …
By Patrick Leblond
Europe, International Trade, UK
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EU or Commonwealth: Where Does Canada Fit in Britain’s Plans?
- April 27, 2016
In 2009, George Monbiot wrote a much-trafficked op-ed in The Guardian on the Canadian tar sands political-industrial complex, blaming it for the “astonishing spectacle of a beautiful, cultured nation turning itself into a corrupt petro-state.” The author blamed the government …
By Srdjan Vucetic
Canadian Foreign Policy, Europe, UK
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What the Karadžić Verdict Means
- March 30, 2016
Radovan Karadžić, the former president of the Bosnian Serb Republic and supreme commander of its armed forces during the 1992–95 war, was convicted on March 24^th of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal …
By Srdjan Vucetic
Europe, International Law
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West Politicizes IMF to Support Ukraine
- December 10, 2015
By Paul Robinson

Power is shifting worldwide. As previously less developed economies grow at a faster rate than those of the West, Western states are becoming relatively less powerful. It is in the West’s interest, therefore, to use the years …
By Paul Robinson
Economy, Europe, Russia, Ukraine
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