Opinion

Wolfgang Ischinger on Germany’s hegemony trap

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

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.

Who's accountable to whom?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

No natural ally: Germany and the UK referendum

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

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

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

Turkish elections: A breakthrough in the long road to democracy

Dilek Kurban explains why the elections could change the course of politics in Turkey.

After the UK election: Why not a grand coalition?

Mark Hallerberg proposes the unthinkable: a coalition of Tories and Labour.