Policy area: Europe

Reports

Towards an EU ‘defence union’?

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform takes stock of the EU’s involvement in defence, its challenges and its prospects. The need for Europeans to urgently strengthen their defences is clearer than ever. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has pushed European countries to raise their defence budgets significantly, but huge challenges...

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Europe and the global economic order

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform examines the challenges Europe faces in the global economic order. Europe is faced with an increasingly challenging global economic environment. Geopolitical rivalries, China’s rise as a manufacturing powerhouse and political changes in the US have destabilised the legal order which underpins global trade. At...

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How German industry can survive the second China shock

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform urges the next German government to rethink its trade and industrial policies. As it heads to the polls, Germany is gripped with fear of deindustrialisation. A new study by the Centre for European Reform (CER), ‘How German industry can survive the second China shock’...

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The Joint Expeditionary Force and its contribution to European security

This report from UK think tank RUSI this paper provides recommendations for the UK to strengthen the Joint Expeditionary Force. As the new UK government undertakes its Strategic Defence Review, this paper provides recommendations for the UK to strengthen the Joint Expeditionary Force to increase its value to NATO and best contribute to European security....

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Learning from CBAM’s transitional phase

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform argues that the EU should lead industrial decarbonisation by pairing CBAM with actions to support clean industrial investments in least developed and developing countries. With its new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the EU will impose the same carbon price on both domestic and...

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French lessons for Britain’s economy

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform finds that macro-economic forces have been crucial to the bigger productivity slowdown in Britain. Average wages in Britain are only slightly higher than they were in 2007. That extraordinary fact is down to extremely weak productivity growth after 2008. France, on the other hand,...

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China’s strategic options in the Euro-Atlantic

This report from UK think tank RUSI seeks to outline the likely scope of a putative presence of the People’s Liberation Army Navy in and around the Euro-Atlantic in the next 15 years. This paper seeks to outline the likely scope of a putative presence of the People’s Liberation Army Navy in and around the...

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The impact of a Taiwan Strait crisis on European defence

This report from UK think tank RUSI examines which US capabilities will be most relevant in a potential Taiwan crisis, as well as which are of utility both in Europe and in a Taiwan contingency. This report examines which US capabilities will be most relevant in a potential Taiwan crisis, as well as which are...

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Retying the Caucasian knot: Russia’s evolving approach to the South Caucasus

This report from UK think tank RUSI explores the challenge to Russia’s established position in the South Caucasus as the region undergoes significant change. This paper explores the challenge to Russia’s established position in the South Caucasus as the region undergoes significant change. Russia and the Euro-Atlantic community now find that their reach exceeds their...

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Four scenarios for the end of the war in Ukraine

This report from UK think tank Chatham House assesses the political and economic challenges ahead for the end of the war in Ukraine. There are four possible outcomes for Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine: ‘long war’, ‘frozen conflict’, ‘victory for Ukraine’ and ‘defeat for Ukraine’. Regardless of which scenario emerges, the far-reaching and traumatic sociological,...

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What does the US election mean for Europe’s economy?

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform argues that the EU should deepen trade ties with the US and boost transatlantic co-operation. The EU-US economic relationship is the world’s most important. For the European economy, the US election has high stakes. The CER’s new policy brief ‘Surviving Trump 2.0: What does...

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All at sea?

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform analyses UK, German and NATO/EU interests in the Nordic-Baltic region. Britain and Germany are keen to deepen defence co-operation. The two countries should work together more closely in the Nordic-Baltic region, where they have long-standing shared interests. That is the conclusion of a new...

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2024 Annual Survey of UK Public Opinion on Foreign Policy

This report from UK think tank the British Foreign Policy Group explores the British public’s support for the new Government’s ambitions for a ‘reconnected’ Britain. As the new Government settles in, this year’s BFPG Annual Survey of UK Public Opinion on Foreign Policy, the sixth edition of the survey, explores the British public’s support for...

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Draghi’s plan to rescue the European economy

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at Draghi's plan to rescue the European economy. Mario Draghi has just launched his long-awaited report on the ailing European economy. The report should serve as a wake-up call to EU leaders who have long failed to confront Europe’s declining growth rate head-on....

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Why the EU is not the answer to Britain’s growth challenge

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies calls for any decisions about the UK’s future relationship with the EU to be based on current realities. The Labour government may be seeking a ‘reset’ of relations in the UK-EU relationship but Keir Starmer should resist calls to rejoin the EU, Single Market,...

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Related Events

18 February 2025

Location: Online

Think tank: UK in a Changing Europe

Choices and challenges for UK foreign policy

This event hosted by UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe will explore the key foreign policy issues facing the Labour government. We are living through a period of profound geopolitical, ecological and technological transformation. How will these impact on UK foreign policy choices?   More specifically, what choices might the new Government make? How...

25 February 2025

Location: Online / Chatham House, 10 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LE

Think tank: Chatham House

Can Germany remain the driving force in the European Union?

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House will assess the German election results and the country’s future in the European Union. As voters heads to the polls, the outcome of Germany’s 2025 election is expected to have significant ramifications at home and in Europe. Concerns include over immigration, a stagnant economy and threats...

26 February 2025

Location: Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ

Think tank: UK in a Changing Europe

The UK-EU reset? The Irish perspective (UKICE and Rockwood)

This event hosted by UK think tank the UK in a Changing Europe will look at the proposed ‘UK-EU reset’ from an Irish perspective. With new governments in both the UK and Ireland, as well as a marked shift in tone regarding collaboration and cooperation between the UK and the EU, Rockwood Public Affairs and...

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