Is Germany’s energy transformation leading to a democratization of economic power?
Being a Woman in Turkey and in the Middle East
What did the Arab Spring do for the rights of women in the Middle East? And how can the West help?
Readying Europe for This Global Age
Does Sweden’s Foreign Minister see Europe as ready to do its part to contribute to global prosperity and stability?
British Exceptionalism and the European Union
Why does the United Kingdom rely so much on an adversarial and confrontational model of political discussion?
Relaunching the European Convergence Machine
How can Europe achieve — and sustain — a post-crisis economic recovery?
What If Italy Rolls Back Monti’s Reforms?
Italy has no choice but to build on Mario Monti’s achievements.
The French Revolution and Modern Germany
How did Germany link its own ideas to those emerging from France, North America and South America in the late 18th and 19th centuries?
German Scientists as 18th-Century Globalists
The Germans did not have an overseas empire in the 18th century. How did they still become a global force in trade, science, religion and exploration?
The EU: Regulation King by Default
Is the United States’ anti-regulation stance undermining its global power position?
The Global Rise of a Regulatory Superstate in Europe
How does Europe exercise world power? Isn’t doing it away from military battlefields a truly modern form of global leadership?
























