Opinion

Opinion
11.06.2015

Turkish elections: A breakthrough in the long road to democracy

Dilek Kurban explains why the elections could change the course of politics in Turkey.
Opinion
06.05.2015

After the UK election: Why not a grand coalition?

Mark Hallerberg proposes the unthinkable: a coalition of Tories and Labour.
Opinion
21.04.2015

A game of chicken: Greece and Germany?

The first to swerve in debt talks will lose, writes Anke Hassel. That's why Syriza hammers on about its political mandate.
Opinion
20.04.2015

Nudges polarize!

Christian Traxler and Emanual Towfigh ask why the debate over nudging differs in Anglo-Saxon and continental European countries?
Opinion
16.04.2015

Why Europeans are trying to burn down their central bank

In the euro crisis the ECB has been one of the most effective, yet least accountable EU institutions.
Opinion
11.03.2015

Not SIFIs but PIFIs – a bank bailout lesson from Austria

Mark Hallerberg and Christopher Gandrud explain the logic of politically important financial institutions (PIFIs).
Opinion
10.03.2015

A fairer deal on free movement

Facts, not myths, must guide the debate on migration at the national and EU level, writes László Andor.
Opinion
27.02.2015

Romania’s facebook president

Who is Romania’s new President Klaus Johannis? And what are the big challenges that await him?
Opinion
24.02.2015

It’s up to Germany to end the game of chicken with Greece

Pride and prejudice is driving the rift. Reason must kick in before Grexit devastates Europe.
Opinion
02.02.2015

12 reasons the ECB is right to expand purchases

A survival guide for those lost in the debate about the ECB's Quantitative Easing (QE).
Opinion
12.09.2014

The birth of a new nation? Why it might happen for Scotland

Ahead of the Scottish referendum, Mark Dawson looks at the possibility of leaving the UK.