ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
Britain and the rest of the EU – time to grow up and face the music
Perhaps the Brits – and the rest of the EU leaders – should stop blaming the EU (which they run) for all the problems and claim all achievements as their…
Please Leave | Foreign Affairs
It’s bound to raise some hackles – and that’s a good thing. …the United Kingdom remained a marginal partner, but the price it exacted for its arbitrage was exorbitant, including…
EU Referendum: Were the young shafted by the old ones?
Young people complain that they did not have a chance to vote on an issue that will affect their life very directly and that the over 64 influenced unduly the…
Nigel Farage wants second referendum if Remain campaign scrapes narrow win |Mirror Online
Straight from the horse’s mouth – Farage demanding a repeat of the referendum in case of a close result. That’s when he believed that he would lose. Now that the…
Tony Blair: Brexit’s Stunning Coup – The New York Times
My impression at the moment is that the Leave side has been surprised by its own victory. While they were all clamouring to get their independence back and jettison the…
Brexit Vote: Stunned Britons Awaken to a New Era for U.K. | WSJ
Jimmy Harris’ livelihood, along with millions of others, has been destroyed by the closure of mines and factories in the UK. That got rid of the pesky trade unions, but…
Post Brexit – the Remain camp? Which Remain camp?
Perhaps the Brits – and the rest of the EU leaders – should stop blaming the EU (which they run) for all the problems and claim all achievements as their…
Coulisses de Bruxelles – Brexit: amis Anglais, merci pour votre sacrifice ! – Libération.fr
Amis Anglais et Gallois, merci, du fond du cœur. Vous avez su résister à tous les arguments, des plus rationnels au plus apocalyptiques, de ceux qui militaient pour le remain.…
Brexit: Good for the United States?|The American Interest
British citizens will be voting on June 23 on a question that will affect not just their political futures and Europe’s, but America’s as well. Source: Brexit: Good for the…
‘The Eurosceptics’ Little England is a claustrophobic timewarp’ – why I’m glad to be a European | Politics | The Guardian
The late Hugo Young wrote powerfully in praise of the EU following the introduction of the euro in 1999. His arguments about national identity, Brussels bureaucracy and the fantasies of…