TOPICS: ‘Federalism’

Safeguarding Democracy inside the EU: Brussels and the Future of Liberal OrderFebruary 20, 2013 / Jan-Werner MüllerThis policy paper argues that the EU lacks a way to intervene in member states where democracy is weak.
Read more...February 16, 2012Read more...A Europe that Can Still Say No? China and the Eurozone CrisisJanuary 09, 2012 / Andrew SmallChina’s potential involvement in the eurozone crisis has triggered a wave of speculation about the political, economic, and strategic implications of China “buying up” or “bailing out” Europe. But the reality has been less dramatic. China did not swing in behind the European Financial Stability Facility. There has been no sign of the EU offering major concessions to China in the hope that this will smooth the way for Chinese cash. The broader state of EU-China relations will depend significantly on how China and the EU deal with each other through a period that is not just an economic crisis for Europe but an existential one.
Read more...Time for a Transatlantic Reset: Talking Trade at the U.S.-EU SummitNovember 23, 2011 / Claudia Schmucker, Stormy-Annika MildnerThis policy brief argues for removal of nontariff trade barriers between the United States and EU....
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