Last week's blog covered the importance of new media to empower people to overthrow dictators in the Southern Mediterranean in a process known as the Arab Spring. Undoubtedly, this is a novel phenomenon in global affairs. Whereas before dictators could cut out opposition through crack-downs, they are now less able ...

General, Long-term trends - 1 Comment »

Once again, debates in Strasbourg this week have highlighted the fast moving agenda in European politics. Speeches on economic governance from the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, and from the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, illustrate that there has been a fundamental change in the quality ...

European Elections, European Parliament, European Union - 1 Comment »

Last week I referred to the results of the latest Eurobarometer poll about the feelings of people towards the European Union, a point I would like to return to today - in particular the poll which shows 49% of Europe's citizens believe EU Membership for their country is a good ...

European Union - No Comments »