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New Era in Transatlantic Economic Cooperation
2007-12-27 01:03:00 By Günter Verheugen The economic partnership between the European Union and the United States is the deepest and largest bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world. Trade flows across the Atlantic are running at around ?1.7 billion a day. The EU is home to almost 70% of total outward US investment. In 2005, American ... More About: Cooperation , Economic , Ansa
Russia?s Place in World Politics in the 21st Century
2007-12-26 01:14:00 Click on the picture below to watch Professor Lord Robert Skidelsky, Professorial Research Fellow at the Global Policy Institute London, analysing Russia ’s role in 21st century global policitcs. Professor Brigitte Granville from Queen Mary College, University of London, replies. The event took place in the City of London on 5th December 2007. (double click for ... More About: Politics , World , World Politics , Place
Trust in the City: The Future of London as a Global Financial Centre
2007-12-23 16:12:00 Click the picture below to watch the video of the Global Policy Institue event “Trust in the City: The Future of London as a Global Financial Centre”, which also launched the new Forumpress book “The Geo-Politics of the City” (have a look on the right in our bookshop). Speakers at this event were Dr Stephen ... More About: Business
New Social Europe Journal ? The Future of Transatlantic Relations
2007-12-21 01:10:00 Just in time before Christmas, we finished the latest issue of our Social Europe Journal focussing on the future of transatlantic relations. Our latest publication brings together contributions by Bill Clinton’s former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, EU Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen, Steven Hill from the New America Foundation in Washington and the renowned historian Heinrich-August ... More About: Future , The Future
Remember the US Election Campaign of 2004?
2007-12-20 01:10:00 When I wrote the piece about Barack Obama’s approval ratings in Europe yesterday, I remembered the 2004 Bush-Kerry campaign and one of the funniest political parodies I have ever seen. Do you remember the JibJab video “This Land”? If you don’t remember or have never heard of it here it is. It’s great fun! This Land! ... More About: Campaign , Election
Festive Wish-list to bring the European Left a Happy 2008
2007-12-19 23:46:00 By Crispin Williams With the festive season upon us again and the new year soon to follow, I thought that I would get in the holiday spirit and put down my wish-list of things that I believe could bring a happy 2008 to the European left. Now, traumatic visits as a child to see Santa Claus at ... More About: List , Happy , Left
Barack Obama is the most popular Democrat on the other side of the Atlantic
2007-12-19 20:12:00 The readers poll we started a few weeks ago revealed that Barack Obama is the most popular candidate amongst Social Europe readers. Senator Obama was the first choice for 41.3% of our readers, followed by Hillary Clinton with 35.8%. John Edwards came in third with 12.1%. One might have expected solid support for Barack Obama from ... More About: Elections , Democrats , Presidential Election 2008
New Eurobarometer Poll: Citizens in Favour of EU Membership but less suppor
2007-12-19 14:05:00 A new Eurobarometer poll published on Tuesday revealed an interesting connection: trust in the EU institutions is declining while support for EU membership has been rising to its highest level in ten years. Whereas the Centre for European Policy Studies seemed to struggle to interpret the results, there are some clear-cut explanations for this. Firstly, the ... More About: Poll , Membership , Members
New Eurobarometer Poll: Citizens in Favour of EU Membership but less suppor
2007-12-19 14:05:00 A new Eurobarometer poll published on Tuesday revealed an interesting connection: trust in the EU institutions is declining while support for EU membership has been rising to its highest level in ten years. Whereas the Centre for European Policy Studies seemed to struggle to interpret the results, there are some clear-cut explanations for this. Firstly, the ... More About: Poll , Membership , Members
Anthony Giddens on the Third Way after Blair
2007-12-16 21:06:00 Watch Professor Lord Giddens explaining his understanding of the “Third Way” - the former buzzword of social democratic renewal he helped to coin - after Blair . He talks about how Gordon Brown fits into the Third Way model and why it could still be relevant today. More About: Clinton , Globalisation , Anthony , Inequality
Anthony Giddens on the Third Way after Blair
2007-12-16 21:06:00 Watch Professor Lord Giddens explaining his understanding of the “Third Way” - the former buzzword of social democratic renewal he helped to coin - after Blair . He talks about how Gordon Brown fits into the Third Way model and why it could still be relevant today. More About: Clinton , Globalisation , Anthony , Inequality
Shadow of the Dragon: The EU-Africa Summit
2007-12-12 02:58:00 By Crispin Williams Launch-pads for new eras never quite live up to the hype and this weekend’s EU-Africa summit (December 8-9) was no different. The summit was billed as a new “partnership of equals”, an attempt to turn the page on a traditional view that saw Europe as the donor to Africa’s begging bowls. But Glitzy make-over ... More About: China , Shadow , Summit , Dragon
Shadow of the Dragon: The EU-Africa Summit
2007-12-12 02:58:00 By Crispin Williams Launch-pads for new eras never quite live up to the hype and this weekend’s EU-Africa summit (December 8-9) was no different. The summit was billed as a new “partnership of equals”, an attempt to turn the page on a traditional view that saw Europe as the donor to Africa’s begging bowls. But Glitzy make-over ... More About: China , Shadow , Summit , Dragon
The Left must unite to regain the Primacy of Politics
2007-12-11 23:08:00 Watch Neal Lawson, chair of the pressure group Compass discussing the nature of the “social recession” in Britain and what sort of political response the left should pursue. He stresses that left-of-centre parties have to cooperate more on a European and global level if they want to successfully shape the world we live in. More About: Politics , Left , Globalisation , Inequality
The Left must unite to regain the Primacy of Politics
2007-12-11 23:08:00 Watch Neal Lawson, chair of the pressure group Compass discussing the nature of the “social recession” in Britain and what sort of political response the left should pursue. He stresses that left-of-centre parties have to cooperate more on a European and global level if they want to successfully shape the world we live in. More About: Politics , Left , Globalisation , Inequality
Social Democracy on YouTube
2007-12-11 00:10:00 YouTube channels have become a popular medium for political parties and increasingly also elected representatives to interact and communicate. Especially Europe’s social democratic parties have created a rich webTV media landscape. This was reason enough for us to collect the main channels and bring them together in one place. So, here is the definite guide ... More About: Social , Youtube , Internet , Democracy
Social Democracy on YouTube
2007-12-11 00:10:00 YouTube channels have become a popular medium for political parties and increasingly also elected representatives to interact and communicate. Especially Europe’s social democratic parties have created a rich webTV media landscape. This was reason enough for us to collect the main channels and bring them together in one place. So, here is the definite guide ... More About: Social , Youtube , Internet , Democracy
Europe in the Middle East
2007-12-10 00:16:00 By Christopher McGuiness U.S. President George W. Bush announced Wednesday his first official visit to Israel in January as part of his new campaign to rekindle the Middle East peace process. This declaration comes on the heels of last week’s conference in Annapolis devoted to the same topic. How can history guide such negotiations? With the failures ... More About: Europe , The Middle East
Europe in the Middle East
2007-12-10 00:16:00 By Christopher McGuiness U.S. President George W. Bush announced Wednesday his first official visit to Israel in January as part of his new campaign to rekindle the Middle East peace process. This declaration comes on the heels of last week’s conference in Annapolis devoted to the same topic. How can history guide such negotiations? With the failures ... More About: Europe , The Middle East
Left in the Distance: Reflections on France?s Banlieue Riots
2007-12-08 00:43:00 By Crispin Williams Barbaric! Savage! These are just some of the terms that have been used to describe the latest round of riots in France ’s troubled banlieues (suburbs). The violence at the end of November in Villiers-le-Bel comes just two years after the riots of 2005, showing that the tensions and problems in these neighbourhoods remain ... More About: Reflections , Left , Riots , Inequality
Left in the Distance: Reflections on France?s Banlieue Riots
2007-12-08 00:43:00 By Crispin Williams Barbaric! Savage! These are just some of the terms that have been used to describe the latest round of riots in France ’s troubled banlieues (suburbs). The violence at the end of November in Villiers-le-Bel comes just two years after the riots of 2005, showing that the tensions and problems in these neighbourhoods remain ... More About: Reflections , Left , Riots , Inequality
The Middle East and the Politics of Oil
2007-12-07 01:57:00 Click below to watch the Global Policy Institute seminar on “The Energy Conundrum”. Speakers were Professor Paul Stevens from Dundee University and Professor George Joffe from the GPI. The seminar took place at Tower Hill, London, on 3rd December 2007 and was part of the GPI’s seminar series on the Middle East . More About: Politics , The Middle East
After the Attack
2007-12-05 09:28:00 By Dexter Thillien The killing on Saturday in France of a Spanish policeman (as well as putting another one in a coma) by 3 members of ETA has put Spain in a state of shock. It was ETA’s first fatal terrorist attack since it officially ended the ceasefire on June 6th, though it had been unofficially ended ... More About: Attack , Atta
Why no Christmas Presents for Children in Iraq and Afghanistan?
2007-12-04 03:00:00 As Christmas approaches, the annual collection of presents gets on the way too. I have come across a few web-based initiatives set up to collect and ship Christmas presents to troops serving overseas, especially in Afghanistan and Iraq . Whereas these collections are undoubtedly noble causes ? even if you disagree with the underlying foreign policies ... More About: Children , Presents
High Savings Ratio in China is a Consequence of ?One Child? Policy
2007-11-30 15:04:00 By Henning Meyer Over the years there have been quite a few discussions about why the savings ratio in China is so exorbitantly high. Data from 2005 shows that Chinese saving was over 50% of GDP, whereas saving in the US is negative and in the UK at a long time low of about 2%. There ... More About: Policy , Child , High , Consequence
Democracy and US Foreign Policy ? What about Pervez Musharraf?
2007-11-28 09:18:00 By Christopher McGuiness Spreading democracy has been a key feature of American foreign policy for centuries, and central to the neoconservative and neoliberal presidential administrative agendas of the past three decades. It is precisely for this reason that President Bush’s recent defence of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is so contradictory. Pakistan has effectively been under martial law ... More About: Terrorism , Policy , Foreign Policy , International Relations
A Leader Without Followers? The United States in World Politics after Bush
2007-11-27 00:08:00 The Policy Paper based on Professor Buzan’s talk (also available as video) with the above title is now available. From the introduction: During the second half of the 20th century, the United States was without question an outstandingly successful leading power. It took over leadership of the West during the Second World War, and used that victory ... More About: Politics , Bush , World Politics
Labor wins in Australia ? What to expect from Kevin Rudd?
2007-11-24 17:27:00 After 11 years in office, the Australia n conservative government will be replaced by a Labor administration following today’s left-wing election victory. Labor leader Kevin Rudd will head a new administration that from day one will be under pressure to deliver. But what sort of political direction can be expected from this coming, rather inexperienced, government? In ... More About: Elections , Media , Expect
France?s ?Mardi Noir? could reveal Europe?s Globalisation Opportunity
2007-11-23 00:22:00 By Crispin Williams ‘Mardi Noir’ shouted the reporter (November 20th) as the camera turned to show chaos on the day that France ground to a halt after widespread industrial action. For some, the chaos signaled the stormy start of President Sarkozy’s bid to modenise the French economy. But for many on the Europe an political left, ‘Black ... More About: China , Africa , Opportunity
Two Visions of Europe?
More articles from this author:2007-11-22 13:55:00 By Dexter Thillien Earlier this month, two major speeches were made concerning the future of the EU. The French president Nicolas Sarkozy spoke to the Europe an Parliament in Strasbourg on November 13th while a couple of days later, the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband made a speech to the College of Europe in Bruges. In the light of criticisms of the UK’s attitude during the drafting of the Reform Treaty, especially coming from France, did both speeches show a rapprochement between the visions of the two nations only a few weeks before France takes over the Presidency of the EU? (more…) More About: Visions , Rope 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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