Opinion

Opinion
22.10.2015

Is there no hope for Turkish democracy?

The results of Turkey's June elections prompted many to wonder if a new democratic era had begun. Dilek Kurban assesses the results and looks to the future.
Opinion
01.10.2015

Social entrepreneurs and the refugee crisis in Germany

The refugee crisis shows how different actors complement each other in tackling social challenges.
Opinion
18.09.2015

Wolfgang Ischinger on Germany’s hegemony trap

Instead of playing Europe’s hegemon, Germany should focus on strengthening the EU, writes Wolfgang Ischinger.
Opinion
14.09.2015

Reputations vs. reality

Mark Kayser and Arndt Leininger explore what happens when voters respond to the media version, rather than actual state of the economy.
Opinion
08.09.2015

Who's accountable to whom?

The euro crisis has deeply eroded the EU’s accountability structures, writes Mark Dawson.
Opinion
31.07.2015

Asylum policy has stirred an emotional public debate

In the current impasse, academia can illuminate and improve the discussion and policies alike. Andrea Römmele and Henrik Schober explain how.
Opinion
14.07.2015

ESM programme with Greece: The power of the parliaments

Greece is not out of the woods yet. Valentin Kreilinger on how national parliaments could still foil the plan.
Opinion
10.07.2015

Why the new social movements need to Europeanise

The EU needs a way to avoid and tone down damaging conflicts between states, says Mark Dawson.
Opinion
02.07.2015

Greece: I don’t like Monday

The Greek referendum on July 6 will be a tough day for Europe. Henrik Enderlein talks us through it.
Opinion
02.07.2015

Why an agreement on Greece is so difficult

Avoiding Grexit is clearly in everyone’s interest, so why is it so hard to find a consensus? Mark Hallerberg looks at both sides of the story.
Opinion
29.06.2015

No natural ally: Germany and the UK referendum

Merkel's conciliatory stance when UK PM Cameron visited Berlin masked considerable differences.
Opinion
11.06.2015

Berlin’s cultural policy: Unrealistic, over-ambitious, dilettantish?

Helmut K. Anheier explains how the principle of the hiding hand could offer some answers.